Her performance in the film was well received: David Germain of the Associated Press wrote, "Gyllenhaal humanizes her so deeply and richly ... that Sherry elicits sympathy even in her darkest and weakest moments", and Dennis Harvey of Variety called her performance "naturalistic".
Njezina izvedba zaradila je pohvale: David Germain iz Associated Pressa je napisao: "Gyllenhaal ju tako duboko i bogato čini ljudskom ... da Sherry izaziva simpatiju čak i u svojim najmračnijim i najslabijim trenucima", dok je Dennis Harvey iz Varietyja njenu ulogu nazvao "naturalističkom".