Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

2011 1h 39m EN

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6.5

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5.7

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★6.5TMDB · 713★5.7IMDB · 18,562

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Synopsis

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

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael Jai White
Case Walker
Gralen Bryant Banks
Frankie
Alex Meraz
Zack Gomes
Stacey Asaro
Receptionist
Rus Blackwell
Cop
Dean Geyer
Mike Stokes
Scottie Epstein
Justin Epstein
Todd Duffee
Tim Newhouse

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Jai White
Writers: Chris Hauty
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Never Back Down Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Wittman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Debra Weinfeld shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

ERA

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Michael Jai White and Gralen Bryant Banks and Alex Meraz carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

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IMDB entry: tt1754264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Jai White directs. David Wittman scores. Debra Weinfeld cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Part of the "Never Back Down Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by David Wittman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Debra Weinfeld shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Michael Jai White and Gralen Bryant Banks and Alex Meraz carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1754264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "sports", "kiss", "fistfight", "cage".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: David Wittman
Editing: Debra Weinfeld
Production design: Nate Jones
Costume design: Kim Martínez
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
IMDB rating: 5.7/10 · 18,562 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

Never Back Down Collection

Never Back Down is a 2008 action film starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, and Djimon Hounsou. A 2011 sequel entitled Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown was released with Evan Peters reprising his role as Max Cooperman. Directed by Michael Jai White - who makes his directorial debut and also top-bills the cast, the film stars Alex Meraz, Jillian Murray, MMA fighter Scott Epstein and Australian actor-singer Dean Geyer.

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Dan_Tebasco2017-05-25
★ 7/10
Not a bad sequel to the first one, the characters are all new (except for Evan Peters who had a supporting role in the original) but the plot is on a similar page. In this one there is 4 instead of just 1 fighters we follow which makes for a good change up. To be fair I'm not sure any of the 4 could have a movie focused on only 1 of them because it's definitly a case where they got chosen for their fighting abilities more than their acting abilities. That said they do what their characters require of them and they all manage to get their personalities out on the screen so even though neither of them will probably ever win any acting awards in these roles they are perfectly acceptable. Michael Jai White steps up on the acting tip for sure as their mentor. Not a perfect film by any means and the budget seems to only been a 10th of the original film but they make do with what they got and provide a pretty entertaining film, with a kickass soundtrack to boot. The second time I watched it, the first time I gave it a 6/10 but now I'm willing to raise it up to a 6.5/10.

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