Djimon Hounsou, Sean Faris, Amber Heard
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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DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008
Stats: 15,102 reviews
Flixster Reviews (15,102)
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May 4, 2009
Very typical in storyline structure to many of the 80?s Martial Arts films, in particular The Karate Kid and Bloodsport come to mind. It has all the crucial elements to make it a cheesy version of a film in this genre; the challenge, the love interest, the revenge, the training,...( read more)
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April 21, 2009
This came with some bad reviews, I recall it been mainly done in by fans of MMA and UFC etc. However I wasnt bothered by the hype nor the critics to me this just liked it could be an entertaining martial arts movie and I wasnt wrong, well worth a watch nice simple storyline, good...( read more)
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April 12, 2009
And I thought they'd never make another Karate Kid movie...well ain't this a shocker!
I wanted to piss on this movie, but admittedly with the list of classic cliches contained therein I can honestly say, I was entertained enough to give a crap :p -
January 8, 2009
"Never give up, never back down!"
If there were still strings of drive-ins across that great country of yours, my American friends, there'd be a place for this bruising but brainless teen action-melodrama as the bottom half of a double bill no one would watch very closely...( read more) -
December 23, 2008
Yes this does kinda add up to The Karate Kid for the Youtube generation, with an MTV makeover. This time using MMA basically like UFC, cage fighting using any fighting style. Despite the obvious plot and seeing this type of film more than a few times, this is pretty decent. It ha...( read more)
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November 7, 2009
Pretty good. I really liked it. And I usually do not like fighting movies but this one was perfect. I loved it. Probably one of the best fighting movies.
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November 6, 2009
IT IS ANAIZING it will cheer u up and u willl never get bord from it i really love it
Critic Reviews
A formula flick that should have tapped out in the script stage. full review
You have had soup deeper than this film, and a referee should have been on hand to call foul on the acting. full review
Comments
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August 26, 2008This movie is nothing like Fight Club. Anyone who says it is has never seen Fight Club or didn't understand it when they did.
This is a copy of Karate Kid pure and simple with the addition of MMA fighting. It's a simple movie about getting back at the bully that beat you up at the beginning of the flick. It's not meant to be any deeper than that. Just sit back and have fun with it and stop analyzing it to death. -
August 5, 2008Are 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.
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May 24, 2008Yes, the underlying plots are different, but the whole fight plot is a plaguarism of Fight Club.
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April 10, 2008this 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
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March 29, 2008It 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". -
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