SOUSSI NIAIMI Badr-Eddine It's a great action movie with some amazing action scenes, but the problem is that feeling of there is acting going on , that wont let you to live the movie, I'm not sure if choosing Josh Barnett to play Brody James was a good choice at all, however the other actors did just fine, Michael Jai White did his magic as usual. The whole idea of never back down always impressed me , cool fight scenes and giving moral to the story the action that's going on, and having a goal to achieve , working hard for it, therefore if you are looking for a good action movie this one will be just fine for you, don't expect much.

Dominik Schlatter What a nice surprise. Michael Jai White did excellent work. He managed to refrain from unnecessary Hollywood-overkill and instead just told a story that flows nicely and rewards the viewer with some spectacular fight scenes. It's actually a bit understated. A rare thing to find these days. I'll give you an example. During the finale of Hard Target 2 all I could think of was: My God, does the shooting never stop? What could have just been a gritty survivalist martial arts movie, had to be made into an over-the-top action vehicle. But it didn't look like the production crew had the money or experience to pull their ideas off. It just ends up looking disappointing. Thankfully, Michael Jai White had no illusions about his project. Not everything about this movie was top notch. But it just seemed to work for me. I got exactly what I needed. And maybe you will too. I hope MJW will be involved in many more good projects like this one.

Dark_Lord_Mark Michael Jai White has been around for a long time. He is a very good actor and an incredible action star and a superb martial artist.It is frustrating seeing others succeed with less talent such as Samuel L. Jackson who only has one mode; angry. Michael Jai White should have been Nick Fury, or any other action star because of his skills, charisma, and likability. With that said this movie is fantastic. I liked the first two Never Back Down's but the this one, part 3, Jai White is the real star. This movie seems like a throwback to the 80's martial arts action films that was so prominent. Hollywood is missing those action movies that men love. Sure this is low budget but it is well done. The good guys are likable and the bad guys are not.The plot is simple and that is fine. Jai White rules as Casey Walker. He is a former fighter is is forced out of retirement, maybe forced is the wrong word, but he comes out and has reasons to fight again. This is a very nicely paced movie that has some good acting and incredible fight sequences. If you enjoyed Undisputed 2 with Jai White, this is right up your alley. If you enjoy action movies, this is your movie. If you even remotely like MMA or martial arts movies, this is a movie for you.Never Surrender 3 is a must if you love the franchise. This movie is a 10 out of 10! Nice simple plot, good action, well choreographed action, and a good martial arts film. For fans of guy movies this is a must see and I recommend you at least give it a chance if you are on the fence. Michael Jai White Rules As Casey Walker and is a Proved Star!

A_Different_Drummer 1. Big fan of Michael Jai White, which I made clear in my other reviews, especially Blood and Bone, which is a must-see. Called him "the most under-utilized MMA asset in Hollywood." 2. Guess he got tired of waiting for a phone call, because MJW as "director" cast himself in Never Back Down 2 which, for a low budget effort, was a really tight little indie and seems to have given his career a well-deserved second (third?) wind.3. At 48 years young, MJW is 15 years younger than Steven Seagal, who keeps cranking out Direct To Video productions that should more correctly be called Direct-to-Forget. Except that MJW looks ten years younger than he actually is, and SS looks ten years older than he actually is.4. This film, NBD3, is unlike anything MJW has done before and even unlike NBD2. It can be considered MJW's personal version of Rocky. (And of course has virtually no connection to NBD1 other than the name.) The script is slow in spots but contains sly humor one does not usually find in these sorts of films. The fight scenes totally rock and there is a new "trope" that MJW (as director) seems to have invented that involves "forecasting" a fight just before it happens, using slo-mo shot in Black and White. Cool! 5. There are two very strange cameos by Tony Jaa and Rampage Jackson which I am still trying to figure out. Ditto for another walk-on by a female Thai martial artist who looked like she weighs 75 pounds soaking wet. And the "big finish" for the story is taken straight from the playbook in Red Belt, another great (and overlooked) MMA film.RECOMMENDED (!) as both solid entertainment and something different and unexpected. And please remember to see Blood and Bone and NBD2 if you have not already. Also rec Bronson in 1975's HARD TIMES.