Borrowed Time

Name: Borrowed Time
Director: Jules Bishop
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2012
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Cast: Philip Davis, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Perry Benson, Juliet Oldfield, Warren Brown

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Comedy
Drama

2012
Jules Bishop
87 mins
15

Summary

Comedy drama starring Philip Davis and Theo Barklem-Biggs. A tearaway youth and a grouchy pensioner strike up an unlikely partnership after the former carries out a burglary to try and pay off his debts to a local crime boss.

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Dave Aldridge

The ever-dependable Phil Davis - perhaps best known for his TV work, including Being Human and Whitechapel - brings a touch of class to this quirky, middling British comedy. He plays Philip, a curmudgeonly, Steptoe-style pensioner, who strikes up an unlikely but uplifting relationship with gormless youth Kevin (Theo Barklem-Biggs) when the latter tries to burgle his home to settle a debt with local crime kingpin "Ninja Nigel" (Warren Brown). Together, the old man and the young offender turn the tables on the tyrant and begin to find a new sense of purpose in both their lives. Barklem-Biggs is impressive, with a little of the Nicholas Lyndhurst about him, but first-time writer/director Jules Bishop rather overdoes things; Kevin's gormlessness, Philip's crustiness and Ninja Nigel's kung-foolery are all cartoonishly overplayed. However, Borrowed Time does have its heart in the right place and you'll happily invest in the likeable lead characters.

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5.9/10

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