Blood Sweat and Lies (2018 Lifetime)
Cast: Hannah Barefoot, Adam Huber, Matt Cedeño
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Synopsis (via Lifetime)
A recent gym junkie’s new personal trainer starts to take their relationship to dangerous levels.
Thoughts
Melissa wears a dress and makes dinner while humming like a psycho. She is startled by her (hopefully) soon-to-be husband, Carter; they are celebrating their 5th dating anniversary. Melissa thinks he will propose, but he doesn’t feel like she is the woman he met five years ago. He breaks up with her.
Leslie, Melissa’s friend, helps her get her life back together. Melissa lets herself go and wallows in her sorrows. Leslie forces her friend to go to the gym with her; it is called “Power in Progress.” Melissa runs on a treadmill for a bit but hates working out. A HOT AF trainer named Trey offers Melissa a free session. While eating some Twizzlers in the gym, Leslie tells Melissa to go for it.
Melissa is a Gallery owner and meets a handsome man named Adam. They have some chemistry going on. Melissa is more determined than ever to work on her fitness. She hires Trey as her trainer and commits to a six-week plan where she will do whatever Trey needs. He gives her a “fitness tracker” and uploads an app on her phone. It is all REALLY a Melissa tracker. (He can see her heart rate and everything.)
Trey supports Melissa on a rock climbing wall because Melissa is afraid of heights. Indoor rock climbing is incredibly safe, but this movie would have you think it was free climbing. Instead of being a typical Lifetime “Psycho Trainer.” Trey seems pretty normal. I think the soundtrack could have made him more ominous. He is just too hot and charming.
Now that she has confidence, Melissa goes on a date with Adam, and it goes really well. He is sweet, and they have a lot in common. A second date happens, and they totally have sex on the kitchen counter. The only problem is, Trey is following them and watching from his car.
A shirtless (Thank you, Jesus!) Trey monitors Melissa’s heart rate and is angry, but sexy! He stops by Melissa’s house the next morning and sees Adam with his shirt open, displaying his buff bod. Trey is jealous and takes out his frustration on Melissa in the gym. Pushing her extremely hard. Then Trey puts something in her drink, which makes Melissa pass out on a treadmill.
Melissa and Leslie get into a fight about her training. When Melissa tells Trey, he suggests they take a break from friendship.
Adam looks for Melissa early in the morning at the gym. She isn’t there, but Trey is. Trey suggests working out together. Adam bench presses a heavyweight and is almost crushed. He storms off, but not before Trey can block Melissa’s number in his phone. Melissa shows up for her boxing training, and a lot of sexy touching happens, but also like, creepy. Melissa stops the session when she feels that Trey has crossed a line.
Melissa does her final weigh-in with Trey; he shames her for gaining a pound, and she is done with him. Melissa leaves the gym and finds that her art gallery has been broken into and destroyed.
Leslie is back in the picture and has reconnected with Melissa. Carter comes over to retrieve the rest of his belongings and tells Melissa to ask her new boyfriend to stop texting him. Leslie hacks Carter’s phone and finds disturbing texts sent from Melissa’s phone; they suspect she is back-dooring her cellphone from a VPN or app.. (Throwing out all the tech language.)
Trey rips a shirt and screams. I’m concerned this man is going to burst a blood vessel. He needs to be careful with his pretty face! Leslie sneaks into the gym as it is closing and snoops around. She finds a “fat” photo of Trey before he grabs her.
Melissa takes off her tracker and throws her phone away. She heads to the gym and finds Leslie trapped in a closet. (Okay, R.Kelly.) Melissa calls 911 and hides in the dark gym. She finds Adam tied up in the boxing ring. Trey thinks that Adam forced Melissa to sleep with him and is convinced she loves him. He caresses her face and promises to never let anyone hurt her ever again. He was her secret admirer in college and has been obsessed with her ever since.
Melissa puts her PT skills to use and punches Trey in the face. Then she does a pull-up, her fitness goal, and hides on top of some gym equipment. She jumps on top of him and they struggle. She eventually knocks him out with a dumbbell.
At the grand reopening of her gallery, we learn that Trey receives a five-year prison sentence. Melissa and Adam are dating again. No one seems concerned that Trey sends construction heart cutouts to Melissa every day. I think it is sweet. Trey can send them to me, ANYTIME!
Side Note
Minority Report: Adam, Mark,
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Overall rating
🔪🔪🔪 (3 Knives)
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