Marilena from P7 was seen by journalists as an attempt to attract attention to various social phenomena (prostitution, the living conditions in low-income Bucharest neighborhoods, etc.), and being presented as a documentary in some scenes.
Marilena de la P7 a fost judecat de jurnaliști ca un pretext de a evidenția fenomene sociale (prostituția, traiul prost în cartierele rău famate bucureștene ș.a.), unele filmări fiind considerate ca trimiteri la filmul documentar.