Very Surprised I Liked this as much as I did!

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2008)

The Plot: Jake Tyler is a troubled kid, reliving the death of his father, by letting him drive drunk, and not taking the key's and driving himself. At a new high school he is lured into a fight against a ultimate fighting champion and gets the hell kicked out of him. Trying to play it off like it didn't matter, his new friend Max informs him of a Ultimate Fight trainer who has trained some of the best in a pound and ground style known as Jean Roqua. Then what ensues is a splash of karate kid and fight club.
My Spiel: I have to say I really related to this movie. Granted it was very easy to know what was going to happen, but I liked how it all fell together in its sweet beat'em up style. It was something I could really get behind. I have to say I have watched this quite a bit. I like the sweet fight scenes from where Jake get his ass kicked and bounced back from it. To the hot Amber Heard as Baja Miller in the movie. But what really set this movie apart from other basic fighting movies was having the actor Djimon Hounsou as Jean Roqua. Also I need to mention the sweet soundtrack this movie had I really enjoyed and made my own version of the soundtrack. Now for the bad of the movie granted these kids are suppose to be in high school, but to really make this believable they would need to be in there college years or older. To really compete at these fighting levels. But I ignored that because the 2 main characters are obviously older then high school. To get technical the two main characters are 2 years older then me making them 26 years old.
End Result: This is your newer age beat'em up movie with a spice of that fight club style and plenty of ultimate fighting. Also a sensational soundtrack I could truly get behind. This movie isn't for everyone but for me its one I can watch again and again! Never Back Down (2008) Review: 9/10