"Variety" reported that Cruz had originally auditioned for the role of the film within a film's star, Claudia, which eventually went to Nicole Kidman.
Randy Cordova iz revije "Arizona Republic" je napisal, da v filmu Penélope Cruz in njena soigralka, Salma Hayek, ustvarita »sanjsko kemijo«, zaradi česar se bo film »fantastično prodajal«.