Never Back Down (2008)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.1/10   

Réalisateur:

Jeff Wadlow

Scénariste (WGA):

Chris Hauty (written by)

Release Date:

14 mars 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drame | Sport

Accroche:

Win or Lose... Everyone Has Their Fight

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.

Plot Keywords:

Fight | Teen | Club | High School | Mixed Martial Arts

Awards:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

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Ensemble

Sean Faris	...	Jake Tyler
Amber Heard	...	Baja Miller
Cam Gigandet	...	Ryan McCarthy
Evan Peters	...	Max Cooperman
Leslie Hope	...	Margot Tyler
Djimon Hounsou	...	Jean Roqua
Wyatt Smith	...	Charlie Tyler
Affion Crockett	...	Beatdown DJ
Neil Brown Jr.	...	Aaron
Lauren Leech	...	Jenny
Tilky Jones	...	Eric
Steven Crowley	...	Ben
Tom Nowicki	...	Mr. Lloyd
David Zelon	...	Ryan's Dad
Chris Lindsay	...	Beat Down Referee

Autre(s) titre(s):

Get Some (USA) (working title)
Chacun son combat (Canada: French title) [fr]
Ne jamais reculer (France) (subtitle) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens.

Durée:

110 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Classification:

Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44164) | Ireland:15A | South Korea:12 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Norway:15 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (theatrical rating)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Clermont, Florida, USA

Company:

Summit Entertainment

Anecdotes:

Sean Faris gained 15 lbs. of muscle for his role.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Roqua says he hasn't seen his family in seven years he only holds up five fingers.

Guillemet:

Jake Tyler: I'm gonna stop this guy, win, lose... it makes no difference, it ends tonight. This is my fight. Everyone's got one...

Movie Connections:

References Troy (2004)

Soundtrack:

Stronger

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Now in the 21st century, the old school brawlin' movies are over with. Their fad has worn out. Now, we are shoveled crap like Meet The Spartans and other seriously stupid parody movies, and then movies where senseless violence reigns dominant and there is no point to the movie anymore. But the beat-em-up genre has returned with Never Back Down.

Most of you know the cheesy story line, which is the only reason that I have to give it a 9 instead of 10, a rebellious teen who gets caught up in some trouble which leads to the whole development of the movie. If you can set that aside and see what is being shown to you, it is easy to see why NBD is such a good movie. There is just enough action to keep the fans excited, enough drama to keep them drawn in, good plot development to keep you interested, a good mix of hot girls and for the ladies there are buff dudes, and the sense of morality and character.

Being a martial artist for 10 years myself, I was pleased with the fight scenes (although they cannot compare to The Protector) but since this movie wasn't starring people like Jet Li who dedicate every performance to fighting, the actors did very well and proved themselves.

The cheesy storyline and mediocre character development are the only things keeping me from giving this movie a 10 star rating. The critics gave this movie too harsh of a rating because they just didn't understand that this movie wasn't meant to win an Oscar or be hailed as the movie of the year, it was meant to give us a break from most of the crap movies now and do what movies are supposed to do, entertain us. Really worth a watch, check it out.