A shameless copy of a copy OF A COPY.
Pretending that Maintenance Required doesn’t benefit even a little bit from its throwback template and nostalgic formula would be disingenuous but it’s still a hollow shell of its influences, a rusty jalopy masquerading as a vintage Corvette, relying on dated tropes and cliches without any of the charm, heart or genuine emotional payoffs that made its predecessors sparkle.








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