Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Evan Peters, Leslie Hope, Djimon Hounsou, Wyatt Smith |
Director |
Jeff Wadlow |
Screenplay | Chris Hauty |
Music | Michael Wandmacher |
Cinematography | Lukas Ettlin |
Editing | Victor du Bois, Debra Weinfeld |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Made in | 2008 |
Produced by | Summit Entertainment, Mandalay Pictures, BMP Pictures, Mandalay Independent Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium | Scroll down for embedded trailer
Genre | Action, drama |
Language | Strongish |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Strongish |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Plot revolves around fighting at college. Parental supervision strongly advisable. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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Tense Family Scenes |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 5 | |
Die Burger Jeanne Calitz | 10 | |
Cape Times Michael Phillips | 5 | |
iAfrica.com Rob Peters | 10 | |
The Citizen Natalie Bosman | 11 | |
24.com Megan Kakora | 10 | |
BBC Matt McNally A teen martial arts movie so inane it makes its obvious progenitor, The Karate Kid, look like something written by Confucius himself. | 5 | |
eye Weekly Jason Anderson hough Never Back Down’s blend of teen melodrama and slickly packaged violence can make for queasy viewing, the charismatic cast, strong fight choreography and smarter-than-necessary script give the movie a competitive edge. | 10 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli This movie isn't bad just because it follows a formula slavishly but because it does so without verve or passion. | 10 | |
ScreenIt For short term memory audiences who won't recognize the films it rips off, Never Back Down rigidly follows its title in terms of making sure every cliché is covered. | 6 | |
Metacritic.com 22 critics | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 72 critics | 9 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Though not without its pleasures, Never Back Down faithfully adheres to every imaginable fight movie cliché. | 5 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 3934 Netizens It's a knockout! | 10 | |
Average .. 41% | 8 |