Buying Time

The movie "Buying Time" is excellent. It's far superior to the majority of what's currently available on Netflix. The film was meant to be good, as it was directed by Kris Smith and written by Andy Blithe. Those two guys have got their films screened at a number of film festivals despite their modest budget films. As a result, success was certain, and it was most likely sure to happen.

Every scene is merely a preparation for getting from one location to the next, thus the audience will not quickly become bored or confused, but instead focus on the action rather than the low budget. Kudos to the writer for that. The action is usually funny, with excellent choreography and tense clashes, which are exhibited with zeal when the fearsome protagonist (played by Blithe) kicks down the bad guys.

Blithe and Smith's "Buying Time" mostly succeeds in being inadvertently hilarious, which adds an unexpected layer of entertainment value that the filmmakers couldn't have anticipated when they intended to make an action picture, but it should be available on Netflix.