Jay Kelly will likely be Noah Baumbach’s most widely appealing film to date. It is full of laughs and is often touching without being overly sentimental.
George Clooney and Adam Sandler’s characters fit them like a glove, with Sandler impressing once again in a role that deviates from his broadly comedic onscreen persona.
The traditional score by Nicholas Britell is the wonderful icing on the cake.
Noah Baumbach, George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Patrick Wilson, and composer Nicholas Britell at the New York Premiere Q&A at NYFF.
