Had a few decent one liners and some nice fights, but the rest of the movie was so detached from reality it should have been set in Middle Earth.

A shitty, nonsensical movie that debases the sport I love, train in, and follow.

Should be named as ''Hot Bodies All Around'' And i don't think that we need another Tom Cruise here!

Karate Kid, this is not. From the clinically insane mother and the alcoholic father to the protagonist's loser friend and loose love interest, just about every character is intensely unlikeable. They stuffed in some of the worst music imaginable, too, including a rapper raping Daft Punk. Also, considering how the fights are based on realism, everyone having an endless gas tank is dumb. There are definitely worse put together movies out there, though.

Punch people and be all you can be.

If you like MMA...

Maybe it's just a genre picture, but scene after scene in Never Back Down displays vitality and wit. This is the year's first good-looking and fully enjoyable American movie.

"The ethical nitwittery of "fight so you don't have to fight again" and invocations of The Iliad in this context brazenly transform a dumb bone-cruncher into a putridly dissembling one." - Bill Weber

Never watch again.

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eng; [Never Back Down]; ein junge kommt auf eine neue schule, in der nur diejenigen angesehen sind die sich prügeln können.;

The movie is ok, I would have loved it if I were a young boy.

I only watched this movie to see really hot, shirtless guys. I hate the violence.

Had to watch it in class, it was better then what I thought it would be. The bad thing is that only one thing kept my attention through out the whole movie; Cam Gigandet.

While Djimon Hounsou was quite good, the film lacked depth and feeling.

i loved this movie. the fighting was really realistic and had a great message

Amusing

Extremely well made actually. It was soo much fun too. I loved this movie. Grade: A-

I have to feel for Djimon Hounsou...

I barely ever get emotionally wrapped up in movies, but this story is awesome.

This movie won't let me hate it. When I first saw it I rated it below average, but now the more I think about it, the more I like it. This is not a great film. No, it is a movie that's sometimes nonsensical, sometimes unintentional hilarious, with a possibly hypocritical message. It's like a party that eventualy goes to shit. Could have been better but it's still a party, and they clearly had fun in this stylish film. Almost ashamed to give this a 75 but I was entertained, despite the flaws.

been there done that.. How many more movies have had a plot exactly like this?!!?!? rip off oof other movies to me.

oh my ... get a baseball bat and beat him up ...

after about 20 minutes i realized i've seen this movie before, only it used to be called the karate kid. i only got two things out of this movie 1. i felt my testosterone levels rising turning me into a primal ape after which i ran outside and found the nearest man walking with a woman and beat the crap out of him to show that i had a bigger penis. 2. i just hate to rate a movie with Djimon Hounsou badly because i love that guy.

This is the payoff for the fact that MMA has exploded in mainstream culture. When I saw it with Obby, the first thing that came to mind was "Dawson's Creek meets mixed-martial arts", and my opinion of it hasn't really improved. Hounsou plays a compelling character, though.

It beats around the classic bushes of "The Karate Kid" and a bit of "Rocky" with none of what makes those films classics. To compare them would be like comparing a fantastic marinaded steak to a McDonalds hamburger - but who doesn't want that mushed patty once in a while? Actually, "NBD" works for the same audience that likes "You Got Served" and "Stomp the Yard." The acting isn't terrible, the fight sequences are decent, and it's overall entertaining, but it's not any good. It's junk food.

Finally I did not give it up for second time and have seen this movie from the beginning to the very end. I do remember when I was kid and saw Bloodsport starring Jean-Claude van Damme, movie full of violence too and nevertheless I grow up as decent man as well. This is just like that Bloodsport but shooted to "meet nowadays needs" of nowadays audience. Switch off your brains. Otherwise mark it as 5/100

a silly movie, a few interesting scenes

That kid looks like the love child of Tom Cruise and Ralph Macchio. Pretty typical high school fair.

Nothing Special . So Ordinary