Futhi, abakhiqizi befilimu benza isitatimende sangemuva:
"Siyajabula ukuthi uSarah Lane wenza iphathi eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kwifilimu, akukho okusasele kithi ukuthi singambonga kanjani ngomsebenzi, kepha uNatalie Portman udijethi ezigcawini eziningi zodwa."
Amagama e-ballerina athukuthelele futhi umqondisi wefilimu uDarren Aronofsky, owabhala okulandelayo:
"Kunjalo ngempela. Nginezibalo zami. Ifilimu lalingu-139 Dance Scenes. I-111 ingafunwa nge-natalie portman. 28 ngomgwaqo wakhe ophindwe kabili weSara. Uma wazi izibalo, khona-ke uzobala ukuthi i-80% Natalie Portman. Ngokuqondene nesikhathi? Isimo esisodwa noma okuphindwe kabili kuhlale kuthatha umzuzwana owodwa. Kunokulandelanisa okukhona okukhona okukhona lapho sisebenzisa khona ukushintshwa kobuso. Noma kunjalo, uma siphikisana ngokubheka isikhathi sokubukwa kwesikhathi, kuzoba ngu-90% Natalie Portman.
Ukucaca, uNatalie wadansa ngamaphoyinti. Uma ubuke indawo yokugcina, ethatha imizuzwana engama-85, kwakukhona omunye uNatalie, waya endaweni yesehlakalo emangalisa. Ugcine ngokuphelele indawo yesehlakalo ngaphandle kwemiphumela yezobuchwepheshe. Ngiphendule kuhlelo lokusebenza ukubeka wonke amaphuzu ngenhla kwami futhi ngivikele umlingisi wami. UNatalie wasebenzela isikhathi eside futhi wasebenza ngenkani ukuze abe nokubulawa okulinganiselwe ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo. Futhi angifuni umuntu acabange ukuthi bayambheka. Lowo ".