Movie Overview"Fatal Flip" is a suspenseful thriller produced by The Cartel and directed by Maureen Bharoocha, which appeared on Lifetime in 2015. The movie puts a grim spin on home remodelling, highlighting the prospective severe repercussions of trust, greed, and deceit.
Plot SummaryIn "Fatal Flip", a young couple, Jeff and Alex Walsh (Mike Faiola and Dominique Swain), chooses to enter into the residential or commercial property turning service to turn their financial luck around. They buy a run-down home with hopes of remodeling and selling it for a great profit. Regrettably, they are both unskilled in building, remodelling, and real estate. Out of the blue, a friendly building worker, Nate (Michael Steger), offers his assistance to remodel your house for a piece of the earnings. The Walshes, though at first hesitant, eventually concur.
Descent into ChaosNate ends up being more than just a routine handyman; he's a skilful, hard-working manufacturer, and the progress on the property is excellent. Nevertheless, as his substantial contributions to the task become apparent, he starts looking for a larger share in the profits and even the property itself. Nate's true intent ends up being progressively ominous. It is revealed that he set up secret video cameras inside the house, becoming a voyeuristic watcher of Alex and Jeff. In addition, Nate starts causing unnecessary difficulty between the couple, resulting in a stress in their relationship.
The Fatal FlipWhen the Walshes get a financially rewarding offer from a potential purchaser and choose to offer the house, Nate, displeased with their decision, reveals his true colours. He becomes aggressive and starts to assert his untrue ownership rights over the house. As the couple withstand Nate's aggressiveness, he ends up being physically violent and intends to kill Jeff. Nevertheless, in a gripping climax, Nate is unintentionally eliminated by Jeff in self-defense during their confrontation.
ConclusionIn the end, the Walshes manage to finish the renovation and make a successful sale, much to their relief, but not prior to they pay a hefty emotional and mental cost for their naïveté. The regrettable series of events serves as a drastic wake-up call, triggering them to guarantee to keep away from future house flipping endeavors.
Style and Rhetoric"Fatal Flip" stands out for its effort to mix drama, suspense, and thriller components in a plot based around residential or commercial property remodelling, a seemingly ordinary topic. This film tells a cautionary tale about trust, greed, dishonesty, and the shattering of the "American Dream" of finding success through entrepreneurship and effort. Nevertheless, it provides these themes within the specific context of 'turning homes', in which ambition and greed compel regular people to take outrageous risks.
The film uses cliché characters and plot gadgets, but effectively holds the viewer's attention through tension and suspense-filled scenes. It promotes the interest of the audience, leaving them guessing about Nate's motives and his next moves, thus guaranteeing an interesting watch. Nevertheless, some audiences may discover the movie's climax to be foreseeable and its anti-climactic resolution unsatisfying. Nevertheless, "Fatal Flip" offers a decent look for fans of thriller thrillers.
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