Overview
- The film begins streaming on Netflix Dec. 5 at midnight PT/3 a.m. ET, with a companion Making of Jay Kelly documentary also arriving the same day.
- Early reception is divided, with strong notices for George Clooney’s lead turn and Adam Sandler’s restrained performance alongside critiques of sentimentality and uneven tone.
- The production includes an in-film tribute built from Clooney’s actual past roles, a montage he first saw on camera, according to the Associated Press.
- Noah Baumbach and co-writer Emily Mortimer describe the project as a humanizing study of celebrity and identity, and Baumbach wrote the manager role specifically for Sandler.
- After a Venice premiere and a limited theatrical run, the R-rated, 132-minute feature heads to streaming as awards chatter builds around its performances.