Film Review

‘Jay Kelly’: Major Movie Star Clooney Plays Major Movie Star

For a far more rewarding experience with the same premise (famous movie director puts his career before his two daughters) see “Sentimental Value” instead.
‘Jay Kelly’: Major Movie Star Clooney Plays Major Movie Star
Jay Kelly (George Clooney) and his assistant Ron Sukenick (Adam Sandler) talk in a garden, in "Jay Kelly." Netflix
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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R | 2h 12m | Dramedy | 2025

Actor Joshua Jackson once reminisced about the single coolest movie-star moment he’d ever seen. He was on the set of “Ocean’s Eleven” with Brad Pitt and George Clooney, and Clooney was holding court, talking about the 12 brand-new Indian motorcycles he’d just had delivered to the sound stage to give to his friends. The caveat was, Clooney was having them shipped out to Italy the next day—his friends would all have to jet-set to Italy to pick them up.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the senior film critic for The Epoch Times and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Mark earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism Is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is featured in the book "How to Be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to films, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, rock-climbing, qigong, martial arts, and human rights activism.
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