Plot
Four fighters different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in heir midst.

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 5.4/10 (3,390 voted)

Director: Michael Jai White

Stars: Michael Jai White, Dean Geyer, Alex Meraz

Storyline
Ex-boxer Zack (Alex Meraz), talented MMA fighter Tim (Todd Duffee), bullied record store clerk Justin (Scott Epstein), and wrestler Mike (Dean Geyer) come from various backgrounds, but they all share one thing in common: a passion for the "savage science" and quickly become loyal to their unorthodox trainer, Case (Michael Jai White), a brilliant ex-UFC Champion down on his own luck. Teaching them about much more than fighting, Case prepares the young men for a competition called the Beatdown, run by local college kid and fight impresario Max (Evan Peters). When their mentor gets set-up by some bad cops, the young men band together to root out a traitor in their midst.

Cast:
Michael Jai White - Case Walker
Dean Geyer - Mike Stokes
Alex Meraz - Zack Gomes
Scottie Epstein - Justin Epstein
Todd Duffee - Tim Newhouse
Jillian Murray - Eve
Eddie Bravo - D.J. Bravo
Stacey Asaro - Receptionist
Gralen Bryant Banks - Frankie
Rus Blackwell - White Cop
Beau Brasseaux - Fighter (as Beau Brasso)
Jude Cambise - Referee
Grant Case - Zack's Friend
Laura Cayouette - Vale Newhouse
Trace Cheramie - Cop

Release Date: 3 Jan 2011

Filming Locations: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $3,000,000 (estimated)

Teenage Karate Tiger 2

Rating:

The first "Never Back Down" was a MTV inspired version of "Karate Tiger meets Beverly Hills 90210" with a lot of good looking kids (Amber Heard being one of them), some nice fight and training sequences and tons of bad acting and a cheesy script. Never Back Down 2 offers more of the same. Instead of suffering trough the "emotional journey" of one character, the focus is on 4 of them, everyone's motivations and storyline being a thin as the piece of paper, that one characters is hitting for 80 minutes (don't ask, watch it and you'll know). However the fights and training montages are great (especially the sequences with MJW, moving impressively fluid for a guy of his size, and the rad capoeira dances of Meraz) and MJW is as charismatic as ever in this underwritten role as a mentor with a troubled past. Overall the movie is enjoyable if you're not expecting too much and are a fan of MMA-related movies or of cheesy, "so bad that it's fun" 80's karate flicks.

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