Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

9/13/20111h 39m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

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.

Director:

Michael Jai White

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$3,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

sports
kiss
fistfight
cage
cage fighting
kickboxer
martial arts tournament
beefcake
martial arts training

Cast

Michael Jai White

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Case Walker

Gralen Bryant Banks

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Frankie

Alex Meraz

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Zack Gomes

Stacey Asaro

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Receptionist

Rus Blackwell

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Cop

Dean Geyer

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Mike Stokes

Scottie Epstein

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Justin Epstein

Todd Duffee

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Tim Newhouse

Evan Peters

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Max Cooperman

J. Patrick McNamara

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Doctor

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Reviews (1)

D
Dan_Tebasco
Written 8 year(s) ago
7
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.