Jay Kelly {2025}

Finally, I got around to watching this homage to Hollywood life. “I’ve had regrets, but then again, too few to mention.” Jay Kelly seems to an amalgamation of several Hollywood heroes we worshipped over the years. In fact, during one sequence before a bathroom mirror, Jay recites their names. That was telling.

He appears self-absorbed. That’s nothing new. He regrets not being there for his children. A common theme. What sets this film is his ability to revisit scenes from his past, as if the Ghost of Christmas Past was there with him.

If you like Old Hollywood, you’ll love this story. If not, this will bore you to tears. You decide.