The one thing that I came out of Fuze knowing for sure is that this is the first time I’ve seen Aaron Taylor-Johnson in a role where I thought, yes, I can see this fella playing 007. Now, it hasn’t been announced he is, or anything of the sort, but I’m saying what I saw here makes me confident he could do it.

Director David Mackenzie delivers a solid enough heist film. Sure, it has predictable twists and turns, but the performances of Taylor-Johnson, Sam Worthington, Theo James and Gugu Mbatha-Raw make it worth settling in and enjoying; even if you know where it’s going.

Taylor-Johnson plays a major sent in to deal with unexploded ordinance when a World War II bomb is discovered in a London construction site. He and his team are great at their job, even if he has some problems with authority.

When the immediate area is evacuated and the power cut, a group of thieves that includes Worthington and James’ characters use the opportunity to pull of a bank heist. And from that moment on, the film races through double-crosses, betrayals, twists, and turns until the truth is revealed.

It’s a crisp, well laid out, if predictable thriller. You know that certain things are connected even if you don’t have the character knowledge. Unfortunately, I caught on pretty early to what was going on, a couple of lingering shots and looks will do that. But it’s still a lot of fun.

And while at this point I don’t think we’ll ever get Idris Elba to be James Bond in this timeline, Taylor-Johnson has my vote from here on out.

This one is pure entertainment, suitably popcorn, and has some solid performances. Of special note is Mbatha-Raw who is fantastic as the police superintendent.

This is a fun one, and if you’re interested it plays watch for its theatrical release. It’s definitely enjoyable, and has some truly fun moments – the entire bomb sequence is top-notch.

And we’ll just wait to see who gets the call to be 007.