Never Back Down

Release Date: March 14, 2008
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Screenwriter: Chris Hauty
Starring: Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Cam Gigandet, Amber Heard, Evan Peters, Wyatt Smith
Genre: Action, Drama, Sports
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens)
Official Website: NeverBackDownthemovie.com
Review: 4/10 rating
DVD Review: 7/10 rating
DVD: DVD
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Plot Summary: Set against the action-packed world of Mixed Martial Arts, "Never Back Down" is the story of Jake Tyler, a tough kid who leads with his fists, and, often, with his heart. Jake Tyler, played by Sean Faris, is the new kid in town with a troubled past. He has recently moved to Orlando, Florida with his family who has relocated to support his younger brother's shot at a professional tennis career. Jake was a star athlete on the football team at home, but in this new city he is an outsider with a reputation for being a quick tempered brawler.

Making an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious classmate, Baja (Amber Heard) Jake goes to a party where he is unwittingly pulled into a fight with a bully named Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet). While he is defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces himself to Jake and tells him about the sport known as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua, played by Djimon Hounsou ("Blood Diamond," "In America").

It is immediately apparent to Jake that MMA is not street fighting, but rather an art form he wants to master. Roqua will take Jake under his wing, but it is up to Jake to find the patience, discipline, willingness and reason within him to succeed. For Jake, there is much more at stake than mere victory. His decision will not just settle a score; it will define who he is.

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COMMENTS (61)

Posted by:

manny

February 13, 2008

This flim looks Great!!! Gotta See!

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Al

February 14, 2008

LOOKS f***CING AWESOME!

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George

February 14, 2008

I Saw That Movie And It Totaly Rocks

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paul

February 17, 2008

This movie looks like a piece of ****. I'm an mma fan. A lot of my friends are even fighters.. But ill take a **** on this film

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luke

February 20, 2008

Honestly looks to be a entertaining movie, but 70% of the moves the fighters used in the trailer you will never see in a real MMA fight. Why not do a story on a real MMA fighter like Fedor Emilianenko hes Undefeated with a record around 25 wins with no losses.

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Paluka

February 20, 2008

This movie is a joke, a tough rich kid, get real, rick kids are pussies. When's the last time you seen a boxer or MMA fighter of high caliber come from Beverly Hills or Manhattan.

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Hughezy

February 24, 2008

this film is gonna be AWFUL. it's like a modern Jean Claude Van Damme film. anyone who wants to see it is an idiot, yes, i'm talking about you, you idiot.

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Christopher

February 26, 2008

I saw an advance screening of "Never Back Down" & it was exactly what the trailer showed! It was the "The Karate Kid" meets "Kickboxer". Nothing original!

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Jose

March 4, 2008

Total "Karate Kid" rip-off! New guy at a comes to an LA high school, gets ass kicked by cocky blonde ******* for talking to his girl, new guy learns martial arts from old guy, kicks cocky blonde *******'s ass, wins the girl. Another movie was like this in the early 90s, "Showdown," starring Billy Blanks and Christine Taylor. Terrible movie!

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James

March 11, 2008

this is just a cheap rip off remake of an actual good movie called KARATE KID!! Even down to the main good guy having dark hair and the bad guy having blonde hair, not to mention the million other things that they stole from Karate Kid!! once again i say, STOP PRETENDING THIS IS SOMETHING NEW!!!

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