STARRING: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, Saffron Hocking, Elham Ehsas and Honor Swinton Bryne. Written Ben Hopkins. Directed by David Mackenzie. Running time 96 minutes.
When an unexploded WWII bomb is found on a building site, a square mile of London is evacuated and cordoned off by the PoPo while Major Will Tranter (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and his crack unit tries to defuse it. Meanwhile Karalis (Theo James) and 'X' (Sam Worthington) along with their band of professional bank robbers start drilling into the vault of a bank through a basement connecting wall in Edgeware Rd. But how did they know the bomb was there?
Bloody hell that was surprisingly exciting, twisty and turny. Produced by Sky and filmed in and around London, this looked like being any old generic police TV drama, but quickly revealed itself to be anything but. A great cast, a fast-paced script and a plot that keeps you guessing right up to the end. This was described as the perfect Dad movie and I couldn't agree more. I really enjoyed it and for once I couldn't guess the ending. It's no spoiler to tell you that the actual completion of the robbery is only the start of this gripping, tense and fantastically action packed thriller and that it's well worth a punt!
What with this and Crime 101 and Shelter 2026 is shaping up to be a good year for action thrillers.
9/10
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