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      • Director Jeff Wadlow does manage to drum up some excitement by letting the action unspool with a light touch. The script isn't memorable, but the dialogue is believable, and star Faris is blessed with an easy smile and a likable swagger. And Hounsou, though he delivers a one-note performance, is still fun to watch.
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  2. Jake (Sean Faris) moves to Orlando, Fla., with his mother (Leslie Hope) and brother (Wyatt Smith). He feels like an outsider in his new school and frequently lets his temper flare out of control.

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    • Jeff Wadlow
    • PG-13
    • Djimon Hounsou
  3. Mar 31, 2008 · Never Back Down is a corrupt fable that glorifies violence in truly dishonest ways. The fighters are unmarked pretty boys who march through school corridors full of gorgeous young women who...

  4. In terms of being a simple martial arts movie, "Never Back Down" is nothing new. Plenty of martial arts movies have been made about the bullied good guy who gets his butt kicked, learns to fight from a master, and tests out his newfound skills by getting revenge on his tormentors in the ring.

  5. Bloody fight film has heart, but it's no champion. Read Common Sense Media's Never Back Down review, age rating, and parents guide.

    • Cam Gigandet, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Faris
    • Jeff Wadlow
    • Summit Entertainment
  6. Enjoyably trashy teen flick that plays like a dumbed-down version of Fight Club, enlivened by an engaging lead performance by star-in-the-making Sean Faris. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 |...

  7. Mar 14, 2008 · Freshly transplanted from a sleepy Iowa town to the heat and flash of new-money Orlando, Florida, Jake seems headed for even more rocky terrain as he is pulled into an underground fighting league--a kind of fight club for teens.

  8. Never Back Down is a 2008 American martial arts film directed by Jeff Wadlow and starring Sean Faris and Cam Gigandet. It tells the story of a frustrated and conflicted teenager who arrives at a new high school and discovers an underground fight club there.

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