I definitely believe that you are drawn to certain things for inexplicable reasons, but in a very powerful way. I don't know what it is exactly, but I know that things happen kind of miraculously sometimes, and so I'm willing to believe that there's something pretty magical out there.

Freed from the constraints of being the de-facto love interest McAdams reliRachel McAdamss the chance to go full-villain. Variety felt her character was "not very well integrated into the rest of the story a shortcoming the normally resourceful McAdams is unable to do much about". " The Los Angeles Times found her "luminous [yet] sadly her facility as an actress is mostly wasted.

She was hailed by the media as Hollywood's new "it girl" and received a BAFTA nomination for Best Rising Star. McAdams's first star vehicle was the 2010 comedy Morning Glory. During this time Rachel McAdams turned down leading roles in high-profile films such as The Devil Wears Prada.