This is an entertaining film written to the formula that sells straight to video movies. The budget is low enough and the sales potential high enough to make everyone involved money. He also has many years of editing experience.
Many editors have gone on to become good directors - that's a fact.
The film industry is thriving and almost anything produced with average production values, a fair story and a solid cast will do well enough to profit. Since we have a much better than average production we feel the profits will be greater. Think about it, with the invent of DVD, satellite, the proliferation of cable channels, the demand of product is very high. One way to appreciate this demand for film is that it takes about six months to a year to produce a film, but only 90 minutes for the viewer to see it. There are always the exception to the rule, but the averages show that one out of ten films is a major success and one out of ten is a major flop.