Overview
- George Clooney and Adam Sandler led the Los Angeles premiere, joined by Noah Baumbach and an ensemble that includes Riley Keough, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Jim Broadbent and Stacy Keach.
- The film follows a global celebrity reassessing family and legacy during a European trip, foregrounding the dependence and strain within a star’s entourage.
- Critics largely commend Clooney’s turn and single out Sandler’s performance as the manager Ron, with early awards-season chatter centering on him.
- Several reviews praise craft but fault the script’s calculated or uneven tone, noting sentimentality in places.
- A career-tribute sequence repurposes real Clooney clips, and Clooney has stressed the story is not autobiographical.