13 September 2013
In Borrowed Time a well-worn formula gets the sweetest of tweaks. Philip Davis's cheeks may look more basted than of yore, but he's his usual excellent self as a crusty old Londoner who finds himself embarking on an awkward friendship with a teen called Kevin (Theo Barklem-Biggs). The latter is being menaced by a Scouser called Ninja Nigel (Warren Brown). Does tragedy loom? The dialogue is mostly spry, the ending inventive. And Barklem-Biggs, who initially overdoes the feckless cretin routine, grows into his role beautifully. The film, by the way, was made for nuppence, by a first-timer (Jules Bishop). It's a small wonder.
