It did get pretty annoying and downright unbelievable at times, but I have to give this movie it's props, because the acting was done very professionally for a bunch of model-body teenage actors, and it also managed to keep me so interested and entertained through the entire film with semi adroit and crafty, motivating scenes and material matter. Of course this film is really very predictable and was basically just a rip-off version of Fight Club, The Karate Kid, and movies like that in general that was basically aimed at 16, 17, and 18 year old boys, but it was really enjoyable if you just judge it based on an actual movie and not what audience it's trying to pull in. Never Back Down was still a really great movie that I had a lot of fun watching, and I was surprised with how much I actually ended up liking it. Reviewed by Dragoneyed363 8 /10 Although this has been done 1,000 times I blame the negativity largely on the advertising, which tries to sell it as 'just another fight movie'. 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. 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 not an empty action flick or a taped brawl.

The heart of the movie is about personal growth and making choices. You've got people beating the crap out of each other, but that's just a plot device. You've got rich kids running around in massive mansions driving expensive cars, but that's just the setting. While there is no shortage of either, the movie has a strong underlying theme and a decent plot.Īt the thematic level, the movie is about accepting responsibility for your actions, controlling your emotions, and making good choices. The advertisements portray the film as being merely a vehicle for shirtless boys to beat on each other and hot girls to wear bikinis. 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 for this movie do it serious injustice. Reviewed by zachary-pruckowski 7 /10 Much better than advertised

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