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39 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 103 Ratings

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  • Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Sean Faris
  • Summary: Jake Tyler never goes looking for trouble, but it always seems to find him. Since the breakup of his parents' marriage, it's everywhere he turns. Freshly transplanted from a sleepy Iowa town to the heat and flash of new-money Orlando, Florida, Jake seems headed for even more rocky terrain as he is pulled into an underground fighting league--a kind of fight club for teens. With the help of his new group of friends--a fight and life-savvy coach, a free-thinking and adventurous girlfriend, and a scrawny but charming best friend--Jake manages to rise above the chaos around him. But just as he's beginning to feel like he's in control, his world is turned upside down once again by an unrelenting campaign to get him back in the ring. (Summit Entertainment)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 22
  3. Negative: 7 out of 22
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    75
    Formulaic and derivative, but sufficiently well made to work as both teen-angst melodrama and bone-rattling brawl picture.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Jim Ridley
    60
    A modest surprise: better acted than needed, better made than expected.
  3. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Jason McBride
    38
    At times, the film is more fun than it deserves to be, and it's probably a lot more fun if you're a 13-year-old with an addiction to "Bully: Scholarship Edition."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 48
  3. Negative: 15 out of 48
  1. MrJakeTyler
    10
    The greatest fighting film ever made. I have no idea how it's only been given 39, its a complete and utter disgrace. This film changed my life, and everyone should see it. A true masterpiece of cinematography.… Expand
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  2. KevinF
    5
    Not as bad as Haold and Kumar. A worthy effort for a so so script.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AlecB.
    3
    Tom Best basically did wrap this movie up. The movie looked good to be honest but fell so far from the goal line. At least if you threw in some actors that people know of then the movie would have been good. Go watch Fight Club way better fighting movie then this crap… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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