Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016)

Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.

Director:

Michael Jai White

Writers:

Chris Hauty (characters), Chris Hauty (screenplay)

Stars:

Michael Jai White, Gillian White, Esai Morales

Cast

Credited cast:
Michael Jai White	...	Case Walker
Gillian White	...	Myca Cruz
Esai Morales	...	Hugo Vega
Stephen Quadros	...	Matty Ramos
Nathan Jones	...	Caesar Braga
Amarin Cholvibul	...	Taj Mahale
Dan Renalds	...	Creech
JeeJa Yanin	...	Jeeja - Gym Fighter Girl
Brahim Chab	...	Brody's Young Pro Fighter (as Brahim Achabbakhe)
Ron Smoorenburg	...	Case's 1st Fight Opponent
Tony Jaa	...	Tony Jaa
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson	...	Rampage
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josh Barnett	...	Brody James
Sahajak Boonthanakit	...	Joe Kanarot
Aaron Brumfield	...	Boris

Storyline

Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.

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Plot Keywords:

cringe comedy | mixed martial arts | hand to hand combat | sequel | violence | 

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Genres:

Action | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality/graphic nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Evan Peters is the only person to appear in all three Never Back Down films, he stars in the 1st two and is reduced to a flashback cameo in this film.

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Goofs

When the footage showing Case Walker fighting the cops from the second movie is shown online and on the news, it's showing the point of view from the movie, not the video Max took from his car.

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Quotes

[Case watches Taj and Creech punch bags]
Case Walker: Okay, stop. Gloves off.
[Taj and Creech take off their gloves]
Case Walker: Okay, question. Why do you wrap your hands in boxing and MMA?
Creech: So you don't sprain your wrist.
Taj Mahale: Or break your hands.
Case Walker: Exactly. That's because you don't know how to punch. You don't know how to punch without hurting yourself. Not your opponent, hurting your damn self. News flash, guys. In martial arts, your hands, your feet, your elbows, your knees, even your head were used as weapons and were trained ...
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Connections

References Snow Dogs (2002)

User Reviews

While the movie has its share of flaws, it's a huge step up from its predecessor

I avoided this movie for awhile due to the massive and disappointing failure which was Never Back Down 2. Outside of Michael Jai White and them bringing back Evan Peters I found literally zero traits redeeming about it and literally hated the movie.

Back to Never Back Down 3, I actually enjoyed the movie and thought it was worlds better the second one. However with that said, this one was far from perfect.

First outside of Esai Morales who I thought was phenomenal in his role. The acting and dialogue was painfully brutal. Another problem I had with this film is the pacing is extremely inconsitent. Lastly the movie had a lot of subplots that literally added no value and went nowhere.

There were a lot of good redeeming traits though. The action was very good, the visuals were decent for movie on this low of a budget, and it contained just enough emotion to keep the viewer engaged to what was going on and the characters.

I would nevertheless though, only recommend this film to die hard Michael Jai White or mma fans. I can't find the average viewer getting any enjoyment out of this otherwise.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 June 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Never Back Down 3

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandalay Pictures, Destination Films, SC Films Thailand Co

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD