Never Back Down Reviews
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Although the movie set in the hot new arena of mixed martial arts is a bit short on star power, it's energetic and warm-hearted enough to become a word-of-mouth hit.
Read the full reviewThe movie is just a cheesy, preposterous, semi-eroticized way of yelling, "Fight! Fight!," when two people go at it in the school cafeteria.
Read the full reviewBest part, though, is the cast: Everyone's a model, everyone beats each other half to death, and no one looks as if they've ever suffered so much as a coldsore.
Read the full reviewThis movie isn't bad just because it follows a formula slavishly but because it does so without verve or passion.
Read the full reviewA junior version of "Fight Club," only with no movie stars and different moves.
Read the full reviewDirector Jeff Wadlow and screenwriter Chris Hauty are so committed to following through on the "Karate Kid" formula that they don't care for novelty; it's enough for them just to hit their cues and play up the slo-mo MMA brutality. In the future, movies this derivative will be made by robots.
Read the full reviewThe movie speeds up and slows down as though controlled by a director in the grip of competing medications. For those who make it to the final beatdown, however, the only pill worth taking is the one that makes you forget.
Read the full reviewMovie is dopey. And with its emphasis on stupid violence, xylophone abs, and getting yourself on YouTube, it's yet another product that makes you feel bad about today's youth culture.
Read the full reviewSitting through this is groan-inducing enough, but it's spiritually depressing to watch Djimon Hounsou, who deserves better.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 39
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best movie ever
"me and my girlfriend went on our 1st date and it was the best movie ever if it was still out i would go see it again its worth every penny best movie but not a movie for kids little graphic and sexual but hey what do i no im only 13 so"
Best movie ive ever seen
"Im going to watch it for the third time today."
Saw it today
"Never wrote a review before, but since all the critics panned this movie, and all the people reviewing it loved it, I figured i'd get my 2 cents in. Here is an honest review. The movie was enjoyable. VERY Karate Kid ish in story, and the action was good. The story line, predictable, as you can imagine, but aren't all these movies. Acting was fine, and I really didn't think it was a waste of money or time. 1 to a 10... I'll give it a 6.5."
NeverBackDown
"I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE BEST FIGHTING MOVIE EVER MADE"
Fantastic Movie It's Worth Seeing?
"HI EVERYONE I SAW THIS MOVIE YESDERDAY"
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!
"This is a great movie. It is an action packed fight movie about mixed martial arts. There are great fight scenes and it gets you pumped up. At the end of the movie i was literally shaking from all of the nice moves and action. I give this movie a 10 out of 10."
Great Movie
"I went and saw this movie when it came out with my nephew and We thought it was great and very entertaining! Guy would like it with the action it has in it and the main girl and the Girls will love it because of the two man actors in it when they take their shirts off gives you something nice to look at. Over all it has a little bit of everything for everyone.!"
what are the critics thinking?
"never back down was incredible. not only were the guys super sexy (what's better than watching two guys with perfect bodies fight?), the storyline was really good too. the critics don't know what they are talking about when they say it sucked. but then again, professional critics never get it right. i can't wait for this to come out on dvd. it will definitely be an addition to my movie cabinet!"
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