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Never Back Down

Overview


Genre :

Action

Release Date :

March 14, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Jeff Wadlow

Starring :

Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Cam Gigandet, Amber Heard, Evan Peters, Wyatt Smith, Steven Crowley

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..What a silly film Never Back Down is. Harmless, but still very silly..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2 of 4

“..too vanilla, too lifeless for even the most open-minded viewer..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
Review rate : D

“..too bland and stupid to be offensive..”
by Sean Axmaker [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
2 of 4

“..the movie is not terrible..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret Morning News]
1.5 of 5

“..loud, flashy, brawny, and fast paced, but it doesn't have a brain behind its assets..”
by Blake French [Filmcritic.com]
Review rate : F

“..a poorly disguised ad for a "sport" with no heroic underpinnings..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Maitland McDonagh [TV Guide]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Philip Marchand [Toronto Star]
Review rate : D
Reviewed by Michael Sragow [Baltimore Sun]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Machosky [Pittsburgh Tribune Review]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Chris Knight [National Post]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Kyle Smith [New York Post]

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