| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"The movie is just a cheesy, preposterous, semi-eroticized way of yelling, 'Fight! Fight!,' when two people go at it in the school cafeteria." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"May be the most bloodthirsty revenge picture since 'Walking Tall,' and its deceptively sunny 'O.C' teen vibe only adds to the weirdness." more... |
C |
Filmcritic.com
Blake French |
"Imagine if 'Fight Club' impregnated 'Step Up.' Their bastard child would be 'Never Back Down.' " more... |
D+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Farber |
"Energetic and warm-hearted enough to become a word-of-mouth hit." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"A formula flick that should have tapped out in the script stage." more... |
D |
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis |
"Offers extreme fighting as the modern-day alternative to sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll." more... |
D- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"This movie isn't bad just because it follows a formula slavishly but because it does so without verve or passion." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"There will be blood, and copious amounts of it." more... |
C- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"Glorification of teenage brutality in bare-knuckle beat-downs." more... |
D |
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