Rotten
Movie is dopey. And with its emphasis on stupid violence, xylophone abs, and getting yourself on YouTube, it's yet another product that makes you feel bad about today's youth culture.
Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
Never Back Down
Win or lose... Everyone has their fight.
2008 · 1h 53m · PG-13
Action, Drama
Directed by
Jeff Wadlow
Overview
Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After being trounced by Ryan in front of the entire school, Jake begins training under the firm, moral guidance of a MMA master, where he learns how to fight... and how to avoid a fight. But it becomes obvious that a rematch will be inevitable if Jake wants to stop Ryan and his bullying, once and for all.
Director and cast
- Jeff Wadlow Director
- Sean Faris as Jake Tyler
- Amber Heard as Baja Miller
- Cam Gigandet as Ryan McCarthy
- Djimon Hounsou as Jean Roqua
- Evan Peters as Max Cooperman
- Leslie Hope as Margot Tyler
- Wyatt Smith as Charlie Tyler
- Neil Brown Jr. as Aaron
- Lauren Leech as Jenny
- Nadine Avola as Bikini Party Girl (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Fresh
I laughed so much at the litany of cliches that I finally had to admit I was entertained from start to finish by this cheesy knock-off.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
It's a little Karate Kid, a smidge of Fight Club...a lot of The O.C. (evil boy Gigandet played an evil boy on that series), and presto: probable hit.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
The eternal battle between the hot-but-arrogant blond and the hot-and-likable brunet continues on new turf in the almost gleefully bad Never Back Down.
Hank Sartin, Time Out New York
Rotten
Towering above all is Hounsou, whose performance grants Never Back Down a measure of dignity.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
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