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- Sky Atlantic
- Sep 2, 2020
- Sky Atlantic
- Sep 2, 2020
Summary 20-something Kim Noakes (Maisie Williams) has been living with her mother in rural Scotland but one day decides it's time to see the world and experience life on her own in this dark comedy created by Gaby Hull. [Premiered originally in the UK on Sky Atlantic on 2 Sep 2020 and air in the US on HBO Max on 5 Nov 2020]
- Sky Atlantic
- Sep 2, 2020
- Sky Atlantic
- Sep 2, 2020
Summary 20-something Kim Noakes (Maisie Williams) has been living with her mother in rural Scotland but one day decides it's time to see the world and experience life on her own in this dark comedy created by Gaby Hull. [Premiered originally in the UK on Sky Atlantic on 2 Sep 2020 and air in the US on HBO Max on 5 Nov 2020]
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
66
60% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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A nervy black comedy. ... If you enjoy Williams' balance of sweet and dangerous that she serves up here, and the tart assuredness Clifford punches into every line, "Two Weeks to Live" is a ton of fun and nimble to boot.
The fact that we have a solid idea of who Kim is at the outset is more than enough for us. ... While Two Weeks To Live needs to deepen a few other characters, it set up its story very well in its first episode, aided by the fine lead performance of Maisie Williams.
The gags are cleverly layered: if there’s ever a cheesy line, it tumbles into a smarter joke, then erupts into some shocking act of violence. While Jay and Nicky trade barbs as if they’re at an Inbetweeners convention, there’s also a decent amount of heart to their relationship, and a thread of grief and loss running through Two Weeks to Live that gives it extra depth. Mostly, though, it survives on the strength of its performances.
It initially felt a bit too "teenage" for a fogey like me. However, it gets better and I don't think it is a coincidence that it improves the more Sian Clifford (aka Claire from Fleabag) is in it. That is not to disparage Maisie Williams's performance as the young Kim.
Slight and stubbornly unfunny, the six-episode series is a diverting-enough showcase for its two female leads. But it also feels lumpy and ungainly, somehow underwritten and overstuffed at the same time.
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