11/11/2022 0 Comments Watch never back down 2Overall, Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown is a hugely enjoyable follow-up and I have to say that this series is much better than I first would have thought. I have to say that I am looking forward to what MJW brings to Part 3, which is currently in development. Michael Jai White is of course the highlight of the movie and the best scene is him taking on a group of racist corrupt cops single-handedly, which is thoroughly satisfying. He’s honourable and of all the leads, he is the one who deserves to succeed the most. He even sets up MJW and by the final fight you want to watch his face get smashed.Īrguably the nicest guy in the movie is Tim Newhouse (real life MMA fighter Todd Duffee) who does whatever he can to prevent his mother from having to work in a stripclub in order to pay bills. Justin is one of the more interesting characters as he is essentially a victim of bullying at the start but by the end he has become the bad guy. Like the first movie though, the main character Mike Stokes (Dean Geyer) is a bit of an ass and difficult to root for he’s another angry young man and his training partners Zack and Justin are also in need of a good kicking. It’s nothing new story-wise and the majority of the cast are surprisingly unlikeable, but it’s well paced and has plenty of nicely choreographed fight scenes. Has anyone ever been to a party like the ones they show in movies? I sure haven’t, but if anyone is having one feel free to invite me. It starts off with arguably the most unrealistic party of all time bikini clad women everywhere, some of them making out with each other, booze and more. This is far more hardcore with an R rating so not only do we get more violence and swearing but we also get Nudity! That always goes in any movie’s favour and is one of the reasons this sequel is superior to the original. Review: Michael Jai White directs this action packed follow up to 2006’s Never Back Down. Plot: Four fighters with different backgrounds come together to train under an ex-MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other. Sure it brings nothing new to the genre, but they have excellent fight scenes and move along at a good pace. For most, if not all, these reasons, I enjoyed the film because it resonated with me quite closely, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea.Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown is a hugely enjoyable follow-up and I have to say that this series is much better than I first would have thought. Rather than leave it festering, or simply transform it 'as if by magic', the audience can almost see the transformation in the main character, through his physical exertion, which eventually leaves him free of its destructive role in his life. At the root of this, I think, is the film's willingness to observe and comment on the 'problem' emotion of anger. It is quite remarkable, the strength of character he ultimately develops, and his interactions with his instructor are gratifyingly free of the childish morality one dreads in such a film, or the typical oriental platitudes that often hallmark them because of the origins of martial arts. I enjoyed it so much because it depicts a young man learning to deal with his emotions, rather than being ruled by his fear of them. Perhaps my descriptive summary is unkind to this film. Jean Roqua: Jake, no matter what happens, control the outcome. Sometimes fighting the fight means that you have to do the one thing you don't want to do. Jake Tyler: Well if that's what you believe, then he was right. Jean Roqua: And face my father? The last time he spoke to me, he said both of his sons died that night. And every day, like the day before, I wake up, wash my face, look myself in the mirror, disgusted. Jean Roqua: You know nothing! Seven years. Jake Tyler: I know you would've fought that guy. Jake Tyler: Really? If you could go back, and stop the guy who shot your brother. Jean Roqua: You cannot live in the past, my friend. Jake Tyler: The night my dad died, I just let him drive. Jake Tyler: Wait! You think this is what I want? To never train with you again? Just to give some asshole the show that he's looking for? I let you get away with it once, not twice. Jean Roqua: Do this and you can never come back in my gym again.
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