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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 Far...( read more 
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MCT:November 19, 2008
The action is done well, however the story is weak. It is SO pradictable. The acting is not good and the script kinda suced. Just look at the fight sceans on you tube. This being my brother and his friends favorite movie is sad.
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MCT:November 16, 2008The backstory concepts and points had the potential to be effective, but the overall direction was so poorly done. The director wanted to focus more on pop culture (youtube, pointless and tangential bullshit, etc.) which didn't add anything to the film except for wrong perceptions.
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MCT:November 16, 2008
Ok movie. Extremely predictable but the fight scene's are worth it. Worth a rental if your an MMA fan otherwise don't bother.
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MCT:November 14, 200880% of this movie I was cringing and wincing. Not because the fights are brutal (they arent), not because the angst and emotion is well performed (it isnt) but because this pretty boy Sean Farris punk looks like a seventeen year old Tom Cruise.
The characters are all incredibly hateable, with the exception of Djimon (Didgi-mon?) Hounsou. The plot blanket thats thrown over them dosent help. "Troubled teen learns the values of life and betters himself with a glistning happy ending while getting the girl who fell in love with him after they met for fifteen seconds". Added to that, theres the embaressment of what I guess is supposed to be a funny sidekick who admires the hero because he saw a video on the internet of him knocking out some dickhead on the footy field.
But amongst all the cheesy lines, the terrible characters, the cliche's and the predictibility, one crime stands tall amongst all the others. I dont know whether it was supposed to be a "running homage" or a subtle reference or whatever, but this rival guy, is essentially just trying his hardest to be Tyler Durden (Fight Club). He talks like Durden, moves like Durden and steals all his little speeches diectly from Durden. It was really shitty to watch. If this is supposed to bring Fight Club to a new generation then it has done a pissweak job. Fight Club grapples with major social issues and morality, Never Back Down grapples with teenage angst. Hardley a fitting transcendance.
Never Back Down, whether it was supposed to be or not, is geared directly at the following types of people. Anyone who thinks "Step Up" is a masterpiece. Weak minded girls who faint over a hard bodied dude even if he's a total douche. Young boy's who fancy themselves arse kickers because they write about it on their blog. And people who point and laugh at failures. I like to point and laugh. And feel a little saddened inside. -
MCT:November 13, 2008
I found this quite entertaining. The fight scenes were intense. It took Jake long enough to learn to control his anger. Sean Faris looks like Tom Cruise.
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superclerk25posted 89 days ago -
Are you kidding me? This steaming piece of donkey shit aimed at teenage MMA "fans" is "like Fight Club"? I just watched Fight Club again to make sure, but Fight Club is NOT about fighting. If you think Fight Club is about fighting, then you're as dense as a lead baseball cap.
posted 109 days ago -
Yes, the underlying plots are different, but the whole fight plot is a plaguarism of Fight Club.
posted 182 days ago -
this film is actually nothin like fight club? yeh, it has a place where people go and fight but that is it? the story line is different, everything is different, its more of an up to date karate kid, which in my eyes is a sick idea, this film was really good maybe the beginning of martial art movies again lol
posted 226 days ago -
It seems to me, from description and adverts, that this is going to be a rip off of fight club.
hell, he even has a similar name! Tyler Durden-Fight Club
Jake Tyler-Never Back Down.
plus iv'e heard the line "im angry all the time" in a film before. now i'm not saying this is patented to one film, but it sure does reminde me of when it was spoken in "Crash".posted 238 days ago -
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looking forward ta seeing this one! looks likes it's gonna be good! =)
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