Never Back Down has opened in in United States today be sure to go out to your local theatre and see it. (View more release dates). Riikka has added a few new stills from the film, thanks to Ally.

I just got back from checking the flick out and I found it enjoyable. It certainly wasn’t the worst movie I’ve seen, and I’m sure it has it’s audience that will really appreciate it. Those checking it out for Amber alone shouldn’t be disappointed - she looks nothing short of stunning in every shot with her long blonde locks, and she really did her best with the material and tried to flush Baja Miller out with more layers. I do wish her role would have been more prominent, but she does have a good deal of screentime.

There is a new theatrical trailer in high definition for Pineapple Express on AOL. This is an edited version, slightly different from the previous red band one. It actually shows less of Amber’s character, but atleast we get a big clear view of her now! HD Captures of her blink and miss it shot in the trailer have been added.

I have found a Never Back Down review from Variety, which specifically comments on Amber’s performance. On a general note the reviews for the film have been pretty critical so far - some examples of title lines for the reviews include “Never Back Down no knockout” (Jam! Showbiz), “Teen beatings never end in stupid Never Back Down” (Seattle Post Intelligencer) and “Never Back Down is weak, formulaic” (Huntington Herald Dispatch). See more reviews here. Obviously you should see it for yourself tomorrow and form your own opinion. ;)

Amber Heard, on the other hand, has to be seen to be believed. If there were an award for best coyly sexual biting of lower lip by an actress in a leading role, she would win it hands down. Heard plays Baja (yes!), the other side of the Jake-Ryan triangle, and isn’t done any favors by all the preposterous slow-mo entrances and babe-alicious posturing. There’s more than enough random flesh parading through Never Back Down that an actual performance by Heard (soon to be seen, and far more appreciated, in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane) would have been welcome. Never Back Down exists in a world of beautiful people, beautiful homes and much unoccupied money, where the rules of physics and physiology are on a serious vacation — the human body can’t do or withstand the things this movie claims it can, and one can only hope that pic’s probable success doesn’t trigger a dramatic rise in schoolyard body-slams, arm locks and chokeholds.

As earlier mentioned, Amber stopped by MTV’s TRL to promote Never Back Down with co-star Sean Faris. We have added 64 photos of beautiful Amber on the show. Unfortunately we don’t have a video of her on the program, so if anyone could supply us with her appearance some how, we would be very grateful!

TeenHollywood.com has published a lengthy and very interesting interview with Amber Heard, which I’ve added in the library. Be sure to check out the full article here.

“I think it’s the education. I don’t think there are many people who will argue with you about the quality of the education but, other than that, I think it’s a very dangerous thing. School in America in general is conforming enough. We have a very, very strong tendency to fall into that conformity, very easily because it’s the easiest path. I think it’s dangerous to put a young girl in a Catholic school where they teach you to conform and dress the same and it effects your personal life after you leave that school. They’re telling you how to live your life, morality; what to believe, what not to believe and that is scary. It’s literally telling you ‘don’t think for yourself’.”