I have watched the first, but not the second movie, although I did see some of the fight scenes from the second film. However, on the other hand, I was glad to finally see Jeeja in an English-speaking role and showcasing some of her martial arts talent in an American film.Īction Choreography: Never Back Down: No Surrender has a different approach to the action as compared to its predecessors. The only notable moment was when he was howling like a dog thinking that Case is Cuba Gooding Jr., which felt awkward and unnecessary. On a side note, when I first heard that Tony Jaa and Jeeja Yanin were going to be in the film, I was expecting them to have a lot of screen time, but much to my disappointment they only made cameo appearances, as mentioned above, with Jaa appearing as himself and doing no fighting. The members such as trainer Ramos initially react to Case’s traditional, but unorthodox, training methods with disgust, but they start to respect Case when they witness the effectiveness of Case’s training like how he defeats Cobra, and how he could break a board with “the perfect punch” while others can’t. There is also significant character development, especially in the parts where Case interacts with many of the members of Brody’s camp. (Bellator or UFC wouldn’t have given Braga a chance) Then you’ll realize Vega is pulling the strings to make the fight between James and Braga a money-making publicity stunt, and will even turn to unethical means whenever he deems fit. For instance, you’ll, at first, be suspicious of Hugo Vega, especially when he allows Braga to fight in PFC despite his history of domestic violence and obvious use of drugs as noted by his merciless and hot-tempered demeanor. You’ll get a good amount of depth from new major characters like Brody James, Myca (Gillian White), and sleazy fight promoter Hugo Vega (Esai Morales), as well as understand their history and/or intentions. Character-wise, everyone did a good job with their role. The story to Never Back Down: No Surrender does not have a lot of twists and turns, but it is enough to keep it interesting. Story/Characters: Former MMA champion Case Walker (Michael Jai White) lives a reclusive, low-profile life in a small town in Texas until he’s asked by friend and fellow MMA fighter Brody James (Josh Barnett), who has just signed with the controversial PFC league, to come to Thailand to help him train for the ultimate fight against the daunting and psychopathic MMA champion Caesar Braga (Nathan Jones).
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