- Network: Apple TV+
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 22, 2023
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We’re going to give Still Up a shot because we like Antonia Thomas and Craig Roberts in the lead roles. But its format feels like it will get monotonous quickly, even if the chemistry between its stars is good.
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In the latter half of the series, things improve greatly (not least because it sees the return of personal trainer Amy – Lois Chimimba – as Danny’s potential love interest, who enlivens episode three and punches up every scene she is in). The emotional stew thickens, the pace picks up, secondary characters are given something to get their teeth into and things progress instead of moving in slightly desultory circles.
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Still Up is like sitting in the pub watching two friends flirt: nice for them, but you kind of want to make your excuses and leave.
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Eight half-hours turn out to be an awfully long time for Lisa and Danny to keep spinning their wheels. I suppose they had to be filled with something, but I wonder if it might not have been better to get rid of this bloat altogether and whittle the core narrative down to a 100-minute movie.