Jay Kelly

Streaming on Netflix

Cast: George Clooney, Adam Sandler , Laura Dern & more

Directed by: Noah Baumbach

Rating - *** (3/5)

There is something strangely gripping about watching a man who has lived his entire life under hot lights realise the warmth was never meant for him. Jay Kelly feels like a film that wants to open a window into the soul of a performer who has grown tired of performing, yet also cannot imagine who he is without the applause. The story follows a global star standing at the edge of his own legacy, trying to figure out which parts of his life he built and which parts were simply handed to him as if he were the last guest arriving at someone else’s party.

The opening stretch gives the impression that the film wants to dig deep into the cracks of fame. It

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