NgoMeyi 20, i-Cultual melodrama nick Cassevhetis yaphenduka iminyaka engu-15. Ngemuva kwesikhathi eside kade, le filimu isengomunye wezithandani ezithanda kakhulu, kanye ne-Ryan Gosling kanye neRachel Makadams - enye yabona kakhulu. Noma kunjalo, konke kungadingeka ukuthi kusebenze ngenye indlela uma iBritney Spears yayinenhlanhla.
Kuvela ukuthi imikhonto yadlula amasampula ngeqhaza lika-Ellie futhi lalilungile. Ngo-2005, uGosling utshele nge-Britney Ukungena kweposi kulobubusuku: "Sahlangana nabalingisi abaningi, futhi bonke bazibonakalisa belungile. Angimbonanga kusukela sasineminyaka engu-12 ubudala. Well, wakhulela futhi wenza umsebenzi omuhle. Bekukuhle lokho". AbakwaMakadam bajoyina amazwi akhe: "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ngabe wabhekana ngokuphelele. Kungaba yi-movie ehluke ngokuphelele. Ngezwa ngamasampula akhe kuphela ngolunye usuku futhi enganawo umbono wokuthi nginenhlanhla kanjani. "
Ngo-2001, imikhonto ngokwayo ibisho ukuthi wayefuna ukudlala eMelodrama, yize engazange aveze igama lefilimu. "Yini ebingicasule? Cishe indima kwifilimu emangazayo. Sebevele banomuntu ovumile, kodwa ngizokufa uma ngikwazi ukuthola leli thuba. Lesi yisimo esimangalisa kunazo zonke engake ngafunda, "umculi wavuma.