Overall, Never Back Down isn’t remotely original and it’s pretty predictable but the characters grabbed me and there are plenty of good fight scenes with a few training montages thrown in for good measure. Believe it or not that actually can happen I became friends with people I got into fights with in school. I liked how after the final fight Jake walks past Ryan and they nod at each other in respect. It is extraordinary how much it wants to be and tries to be The. It’s not like ‘Raze” violent, but considering the rating I thought they got away with a lot. This film is so dense & flat, take away the fights and itll be a nothing film. I was surprised at how brutal some of it was considering its PG-13 rating namely the scene with Max getting beaten up. The mixed martial arts scenes are well done with fluid camera work and you basically feel every punch. It’s no wonder Hounsou keeps getting work as he has amazing screen presence and his character is instantly likeable. Miyagi type mentor Jean Roqua who helps Jake to control his anger issues and become a better fighter. She sets up Jake to fight Ryan at the start and if I were Jake I wouldn’t have forgiven her… ever.ĭjimon Hounsou is the Mr. Max is the typical sidekick character the guy who thinks he’s cool but is a bit of a dork so when he gets his ass kicked, you know it’s coming.Īmber Heard looks amazing as always but I liked how her character wasn’t one note either. Faris also looks remarkably like a young Tom Cruise…įor the first half of the movie, you almost want Ryan (Gigandet) to kick his ass until you discover that Ryan is actually a pretty nasty guy, especially when he beats the crap out of Jake’s friend Max. Being someone who is angry a lot myself, I kinda got where Jake was coming from and it was good how he isn’t just a bland victim character. which we later discover is fuelled by guilt over the death of his father. I liked how Jake (Faris) wasn’t the put upon good guy he actually looks for trouble and is filled with anger…. Storywise it’s like a million other movies (Karate Kid, etc.) but the reason I enjoyed it, aside from the excellent fight scenes were the characters. Review: Sean Faris, Amber Heard and Cam Gigandet star in this formulaic yet hugely entertaining MMA film. Plot: At his new high school, a rebellious teen is lured into an underground fight club, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran. You can unsubscribe through the following mail: to not receive more publicity.Never Back Down isn’t remotely original and it’s pretty predictable but the characters grabbed me and there are plenty of good fight scenes with a few training montages thrown in for good measure. The delegate of data protection is UNIVER IURIS S.L. After moving to Florida, a rebellious Iowa teen gets mixed up in an underground fighting league and is mentored by a mixed-martial-arts master. The user has the right to access, limitation, portability, claim to the Spanish Data Protection Authority, deletion or omission, rectification, cancellation and opposition to the processing of data through the e-mail or at the registered office located in C / Josep Pla, 163, 4th floor, 08020 Barcelona, We will respond to any request. The data is provided to the transport company for the shipment and will be kept to prove the relationship or as long as necessary for the purposes of responsibility. The data will also be used to recover purchases in process (company in charge of this process: Ve Global, privacy policy:, cookies policy: ). in order to manage the purchase, the relationship or, where appropriate, the newsletter. In accordance with the European Privacy Regulation 2016/679 we inform you that the data will become part of a file responsibility of DENIER S.L.
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