Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving intense sequences of fighting/violence, some sexuality, partying and language - all involving teens.
Language
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English
Filming Locations
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Clermont, Florida, USA
Company
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Summit Entertainment
Certification
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USA:PG-13
Country
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USA
Genre
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Action / Drama / Sport
Also Known As
:
Get Some (USA) (working title)
Color
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Color
Overwiew :At his new high school, a rebellious teen (Faris) is lured into an underground fight club, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran (Hounsou). Teen / High School / Mixed Martial Arts
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Sean Axmaker : Glorification of teenage brutality in bare-knuckle beat-downs. more...
D
San Francisco Chronicle - Ruthe Stein : There will be blood, and copious amounts of it. more...
C-
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
New York Times - Jeannette Catsoulis : Offers extreme fighting as the modern-day alternative to sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll. more...
D-
New York Post - Kyle Smith : A formula flick that should have tapped out in the script stage. more...
D
Hollywood Reporter - Stephen Farber : Energetic and warm-hearted enough to become a word-of-mouth hit. more...
B-
Filmcritic.com - Blake French : Imagine if 'Fight Club' impregnated 'Step Up.' Their bastard child would be 'Never Back Down.' more...
D+
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
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-
Total Reviews:
3
Average Rating:
3 Comments
David says @ Saturday - March 22,2008
The movie has a lot of action, lot of fun and good story. I have seen a lot of action movie and it is one of the best.
This movie is awesome. Most kids in the world have problems with bullies and most of them don't know how to tackle them. This movie shows how to defend yourself.
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