I had some reservations about Todd Duffee, who I’ve seen fighting in the UFC (where he currently holds the record for the fastest knockout, taking out Tim Hague in just seven seconds), as this is his first acting role. It’s a low budget film and it’s not packed with big names, but they all do quite well. This small point actually exemplifies the main appeal of Never Back Down 2 – it doesn’t do much different from the many similar films already on video shop shelves, but it does the same things better. Granted, it’s still fairly predictable, but in a combat-sport tournament film, anything less than entirely predictable should be commended. The four main-character split works well, introducing an element of doubt as to who will win the tournament.
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In fact, it triples your value for money because you get three of them, plus a bonus fourth character that starts on the same path as the other three but gets distracted by the dark side along the way. Like 150 other MMA/boxing/street fighting films that bypassed cinema screens, Never Back Down 2 is about a troubled soul with a heart of gold entering a martial arts tournament. Luckily for me, once the tears and sadness had disappeared, I found that Never Back Down 2 is a rare straight-to-video sequel that greatly improves upon its predecessor. I watched it because it seemed appropriate for reviewing this film, only to find that I was unable to see Never Back Down 2 due to blurred vision after a three-day binge of self-loathing and noisy crying. Not because it will adversely affect your enjoyment of specifically this film, but because after watching Never Back Down, you will struggle to enjoy anything at all for at least three days.
Not only is it not necessary to have seen Never Back Down to enjoy its sequel, I’d actually advise against seeing it.