George Clooney plays Jay Kelly, a 60 something movie star who is, perhaps for the first time, forced to confront his true self, and not the self he has been playing as a character for the past 35 years. A meandering drive amongst family drama, relationships born of business necessity, and legacy formation. Kelly confronts the true value of his life, which is particularly sensitive in an industry that is meant to value not what is true, but what is pristine. There are many levels to the explorations here, but none of them are "dramatic reveals". You really have to journey with the actors and dig a bit into yourself to gain from any of the levels. Director Noah Baumbach doesn't do the work of reflection or thinking for you, but instead sets the stage that invites you do to the work yourself.
4 stars (out of 5)
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