Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Deadly Renovations’

Written by Scott Edwards

​It’s funny to think about this, but I was a young man when the art of house renovations became a big business. But back in the late 90’s, early 2000’s, there was not much really happening inside the walls of the home, with the exception of putting some paint on the walls. Now a days, the renovations go much deeper as old homes are truly outdated to what the buyers are looking for. The kitchen in almost every house needs to be redone and it is amazing how high the price of a house can go for when a new kitchen is put in. Although this is still a big business, there is much more that has to go into it than back in the day and for those who are able to pull it off, more power to you.
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Finishing up their seventh home, Allen’s renovation crew has pulled off a miracle with the size of the house. Already having the next job lined up, Allen has a big reveal planned for the night and everyone is wondering what they are going to be up against next. As the drinks are flowing, Allen decides that it is time to let the crew know about their next huge project that will net them plenty of cash when completed, an old hotel. Thinking that the last house they did was too big, Joel tries to push back on his boss, but there is no stopping Allen with his plan as money has changed hands and the hotel is in their possession.

Arriving at the hotel, Joel, Rosa, Deborah, George, Barry and Ana are ready to go, but Allen is nowhere to be found. Seeing that the front door is open, the group wanders into the old building to find that their boss has been lurking in the darkness. Getting a main room set up, the group takes a long look through the old building and finds that they may have bitten off more than they can chew, but it is a job and if they want to see the money, they will have to work for it. But there is something lurking in the halls causing little noises that the group cannot explain, and it has a drive to find something that does not belong to them.

Serving twenty years in prison, Donald is finally back on the streets and wants to return to his old hotel.  With a couple million dollars stashed there from a robbery many years ago, he wants to get his money back. Talking to his cab driver, the two are able to gain entrance into the old building and telling the landlord Jimmy about the cash, his group start searching the old building to find the money before the new owners are able to get their greedy little hands on it. But time is running out for them. Knowing that the renovation group is in the building as well, tensions start to rise, and it is apparent that their group is not going to be able to accomplish their goal without things getting a little messy.

I was pleasantly impressed with this movie as the story continued to play since you get to see what greed will do to someone. I liked the two group’s dynamics, along with the little backstories they got, that could mark anyone of them as a killer under the right conditions. Once the first drop of blood hits the floor, all bets are off, and the movie takes a turn to provide you with a slasher feel that included some great backhand kills when people were getting hit by an axe. With plenty of blood, an old hotel, two groups looking to get rich and greed running rampant, this movie may leave you in shock, or just might leave you questioning who you real friends really are. Stay Scared.

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