Never Back Down (2008)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.2/10   

Director:

Jeff Wadlow

Guionista (WGA):

Chris Hauty (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 marzo 2008 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Drama | Deporte

Frase comercial:

Win or Lose... Everyone Has Their Fight

Plot:

At his new high school, a rebellious teen is lured into an underground fight club, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran.

Plot Keywords:

Fight | Teen | Club | High School | Mixed Martial Arts

Premios:

1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Save the Last Fight

Reparto

Sean Faris	...	Jake Tyler
Amber Heard	...	Baja Miller
Cam Gigandet	...	Ryan McCarthy
Evan Peters	...	Max Cooperman
Leslie Hope	...	Margot Tyler
Djimon Hounsou	...	Jean Roqua
Wyatt Smith	...	Charlie Tyler
Affion Crockett	...	Beatdown DJ
Neil Brown Jr.	...	Aaron
Lauren Leech	...	Jenny
Tilky Jones	...	Eric
Steven Crowley	...	Ben
Tom Nowicki	...	Mr. Lloyd
David Zelon	...	Ryan's Dad
Chris Lindsay	...	Beat Down Referee

También conocida como:

Get Some (USA) (working title)
Rendirse jamás (Mexico) (Peru) [es]
Rompiendo las reglas (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens.

Duración:

110 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44164) | Ireland:15A | South Korea:12 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Norway:15 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (theatrical rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Clermont, Florida, USA

Compañía:

Summit Entertainment

Trivialidades:

Sean Faris gained 15 lbs. of muscle for his role.

Errores:

Continuidad: In the opening scene, the football commentator calls a third down, but the man holding the "stick" at the side of the pitch clearly shows a second down.

Citas:

Baja Miller: Walking away and giving up are not the same thing.
Jake Tyler: Good, 'cause I'm not doing either one.

Conexiones de Película:

References "Kung Fu" (1972)

Banda de Sonido:

It's OK, But Just This Once!

Save the Last Fight

I'd sum this movie up as Save the Last Dance meets Fight Club, without any of the redeeming values of Fight Club.

I saw it at a free screening and if you have a chance to do the same or catch it on cable one day, it's probably at least worth watching. I'd be pretty upset if I actually spent $11-12 on a ticket, though.

As a mixed martial arts fan, I think this film (if it's successful at the box office) could probably help set the UFC and other organizations back a couple of years in their emerging mainstream acceptance. It basically makes MMA look like a bunch of rich kids having underground, unsanctioned fights at parties. The fights are filled with illegal strikes to the back of the head and soccer kicks and stomps that are legal in Japan, but not in the US and come off as particularly brutal and bloody in the film. When there are rules at the underground tournament finale, they're virtually the same as UFC 1 (no biting, no eye gouging, no groin strikes).

Think Kimbo Slice Youtube videos, but with a couple of dudes who look like younger versions of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. And drive Hummers.

In a way, the whole fighting/revenge plot that thrusts the main character unwillingly into the final showdown could probably be seen as just, almost like Better Off Dead with a fighting showdown instead of skiing. But the film tries repeatedly to market itself as MMA when it's really street brawling with a few arm bars and triangles (and 4 oz gloves... sometimes).

I won't get into the story because it's fairly cliché teen movie fare, so there isn't much to get into there anyway. Like I said, if it's free, it's not too long and there is some decent action so might as well. Otherwise, you'll probably want some money back.