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 Jay Kelly simply fades away before our eyes. It's a sweet and delicate film, but ultimately forgettable. The weight of mortality weighs heavily on Noah Baumbach, and he channels it through a medium he claims to have fallen in love with again: CINEMA! With Jay Kelly, Baumbach examines the advantages and dangers of being a hugely successful movie star—a movie star with graying hair and a lonely life. The film opens in a studio where the main character, played by George Clooney, is finishing work on his new film. In the scene he's performing, he takes his last breaths while uttering these lines: "I don't want to be here anymore, Jerry.  Director: Noah Baumbach Writers: Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer Stars: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Stanley Townsend I want to leave this party." Baumbach, through this opening scene, immediately announces what and how Jay Kelly will be. Jay will grapple with his fame, his identity, and his mortality, while Baumbach will work through...