![]() ![]() Never Back Down was still a really great movie that I had a lot of fun watching, and I was surprised with how much I actually ended up liking it. ![]() Jean Roqua: Jake, no matter what happens, control the outcome. Sometimes fighting the fight means that you have to do the one thing you don't want to do. Jake Tyler: Well if that's what you believe, then he was right. Jean Roqua: And face my father? The last time he spoke to me, he said both of his sons died that night. And every day, like the day before, I wake up, wash my face, look myself in the mirror, disgusted. Jean Roqua: You know nothing! Seven years. Jake Tyler: I know you would've fought that guy. Jake Tyler: Really? If you could go back, and stop the guy who shot your brother. Jean Roqua: You cannot live in the past, my friend. Jake Tyler: The night my dad died, I just let him drive. Jake Tyler: Wait! You think this is what I want? To never train with you again? Just to give some asshole the show that he's looking for? I let you get away with it once, not twice. Running time: 110 minutes.Jean Roqua: Do this and you can never come back in my gym again. "Never Back Down" is rated PG-13 for strong scenes of violent action (brawling, beatings, vehicular mayhem and some violence against women), scattered profanity and suggestive language, derogatory slurs, brief gore, scenes of teen drinking, and some brief sex play (as well as a brief lesbian hot-tub scene). And Hounsou ("Blood Diamond") deserves more screen time than he gets. Gigandet is more one-note as the villain of the piece. Faris is fairly likable, despite the pretty dopey scripting and the way in which the character is written. And this is one of the few instances where slow-motion camera work enhances such sequences.Īlso, the cast is physically convincing. Jake desperately wants revenge, so he begins mixed-martial arts training with Jean Roqua (Djimon Hounsou), though he has made Jake promise not to fight outside the gym.ĭirector Jeff Wadlow (2005's "Cry Wolf") stages some credible fight scenes. well, who knows what she wants from Jake.Īs it turns out, her presence draws him to a party where he suffers a beat down at the hands and feet of her jealous boyfriend, Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet). However, fellow student Max Cooperman (Evan Peters) wants to be his new best friend, and Baja Miller (Amber Heard) wants. It's supposed to be a fresh start for all three of them, but Jake is having a hard time fitting into his new surroundings. Jake's mother, Margot (Leslie Hope), has just moved him and his younger brother, Charlie (Wyatt Smith), from the Midwest to Florida. Sean Faris stars as Jake Tyler, a hot-tempered teen brawler. It is a little bit violent for most audiences, though there might not be enough action for Ultimate Fighting Championship fans. In fact, it's watchable - if you can stand the sight of people pummeling each other. So there's a temptation to simply write this mixed-martial arts fighting drama off as "Rocky Junior," "The Breakfast Fight Club," "The Ultimate Fighting Kid" or even "Fightloose," if you will.īut surprisingly, the movie is not terrible. "Never Back Down" draws on a lot of older movies for inspiration - "Rocky," "The Karate Kid" and the popular John Hughes '80s-period movies, among others. NEVER BACK DOWN - ** - Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Djimon Hounsou rated PG-13 (violence, profanity, slurs, brief gore, vulgarity, brief sex) ![]()
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