Never Back Down (2008)

Réalisateur:

Jeff Wadlow

Scénariste (WGA):

Chris Hauty (written by)

Release Date:

14 mars 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drame | Sport

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:

Martial Arts Tournament | Beefcake | Bully | Barefoot | High School

Awards:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

Much better than advertised

US Showtimes:

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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 (as Wyatt Henry Smith)
Affion Crockett	...	Beatdown DJ Swagga
Neil Brown Jr.	...	Aaron
Lauren Leech	...	Jenny
Tilky Jones	...	Eric
Steven Crowley	...	Ben Costigan
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 | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

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

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Clermont, Florida, USA

Company:

Summit Entertainment

Anecdotes:

If you notice, during the Beatdown, Jake Tyler only uses submission moves to defeat his opponents, causing them to tap out. The only time he wins via KO is against Ryan McCarthy. A more subtle example that Jake only wants to get to Ryan with as little violence inflicted to his opponents as possible.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening scene, the football commentator calls a third down, but the man holding the "stick" at the side of the pitch clearly shows a second down.

Guillemet:

Baja Miller: I'm Baja.
Jake Tyler: Like Mexico?
Baja Miller: Like my parents smoke too much weed.

Connexions De Film:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-03-15)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Wolf Like Me

Much better than advertised

The advertisements for this movie do it serious injustice. I was standing in the lobby of a movie theater at a free showing, and almost didn't walk in, because the trailers and ads had me convinced it was a complete waste of time. The advertisements portray the film as being merely a vehicle for shirtless boys to beat on each other and hot girls to wear bikinis. While there is no shortage of either, the movie has a strong underlying theme and a decent plot.

At the thematic level, the movie is about accepting responsibility for your actions, controlling your emotions, and making good choices. It's as much about motivations as macho.

Yes, it is a teen-targeted movie. You've got rich kids running around in massive mansions driving expensive cars, but that's just the setting. You've got people beating the crap out of each other, but that's just a plot device. The heart of the movie is about personal growth and making choices. It's not an empty action flick or a taped brawl.

It's not the best film of the year, and it may well wind up as a late night cable movie in a few months, but it's nowhere near as bad as people expect. It's definitely worth the price of a rental, and worth the $10 to see it in theaters, if you've got no other plans. I blame the negativity largely on the advertising, which tries to sell it as "just another fight movie".