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Prime Video’s ‘Maintenance Required’ Hits Top 10 as Reviews Question Originality

Early viewership is strong on the streamer despite critics flagging heavy echoes of a classic rom-com.

Overview

  • Released October 8 on Prime Video, the romantic comedy stars Madelaine Petsch and Jacob Scipio as online confidants who clash as real-world business rivals in a mechanic-shop setting.
  • The film quickly climbed the service’s charts and was sitting at No. 2 shortly after debut, according to Tom’s Guide, with FlixPatrol data cited by Looper also signaling rapid uptake.
  • Multiple reviews, including The Guardian’s, compare the movie to You’ve Got Mail and criticize it as a derivative reworking of that formula.
  • Early aggregator snapshots highlighted a largely negative critical response, even as some coverage noted the leads’ chemistry and easy-watch appeal.
  • Jacob Scipio told Us Weekly the production used an intimacy coordinator for romantic scenes, and critics also noted tension between the film’s anti-corporate notes and its Amazon-backed release.