Stars: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak, Justin Randell Brooke, Kate Kneeland, Patrick Wilson | Written by Robert D. Siegel | Directed by John Lee Hancock
When you have a film looking at the origins of McDonald’s, you would think that the company would like it to be inspirational and positive. The tale of Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), The Founder is one of selfishness and pure ruthlessness that makes you side with his victims.
The story of Ray Kroc is the tale of a salesman who recognised something special in the fast food restaurant run by the McDonald Brothers. Recognising the potential of franchising what have created he wouldn’t let anything stand in his way, including the brothers themselves.
Michael Keaton is one of those actors who can take a role and infuse charisma into it, even if the character is an unlikable.
When you have a film looking at the origins of McDonald’s, you would think that the company would like it to be inspirational and positive. The tale of Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), The Founder is one of selfishness and pure ruthlessness that makes you side with his victims.
The story of Ray Kroc is the tale of a salesman who recognised something special in the fast food restaurant run by the McDonald Brothers. Recognising the potential of franchising what have created he wouldn’t let anything stand in his way, including the brothers themselves.
Michael Keaton is one of those actors who can take a role and infuse charisma into it, even if the character is an unlikable.
- 6/17/2017
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Stars: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak, Justin Randell Brooke, Kate Kneeland, Patrick Wilson | Written by Robert D. Siegel | Directed by John Lee Hancock
Is there a more American director working in film than John Lee Hancock? He’s covered the Alamo; yanked Republican heartstrings in The Blind Side; and in Saving Mr. Banks he went to Disney World. Now he turns his attention to another great American institution: McDonald’s.
Michael Keaton, employing every tic and smirk at his disposal, plays Ray Kroc, a struggling salesman scouring the Midwest, desperate to offload his milkshake multi-mixers. Disillusioned by bad service and lengthy wait times, he happens upon a highly successful burger joint run by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald (Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch). Through years of planning and experience they have perfected a system of fast food before it’s even a thing.
Is there a more American director working in film than John Lee Hancock? He’s covered the Alamo; yanked Republican heartstrings in The Blind Side; and in Saving Mr. Banks he went to Disney World. Now he turns his attention to another great American institution: McDonald’s.
Michael Keaton, employing every tic and smirk at his disposal, plays Ray Kroc, a struggling salesman scouring the Midwest, desperate to offload his milkshake multi-mixers. Disillusioned by bad service and lengthy wait times, he happens upon a highly successful burger joint run by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald (Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch). Through years of planning and experience they have perfected a system of fast food before it’s even a thing.
- 2/15/2017
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
I will never fully understand the thinking behind this movie’s long review embargo. The Founder began screening more than a month ago, but until this week, when it hits theaters, the film has been somewhat under lock and key. It’s a shame too, since with the right backing, this could have been more of a player, notably for Michael Keaton in the Best Actor race. Alas, now it’s a longer shot, though we’ll discuss that later. For now, just know that this is a solid flick, one that deserved a better fate than it has so far received. Perhaps audiences will rescue it? The film is a biopic of sorts, centered on Ray Kroc (Keaton), the man who would come to be known as “the founder” of fast food chain McDonald’s. Initially a traveling milkshake machine salesman, Kroc is struggling until he gets a larger...
- 1/17/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Founder The Weinstein Company Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: A- Director: John Lee Hancock Written by: Robert Siegel Cast: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak, Patrick Wilson, Justin Randell Brooke Screened at: Park Ave., NYC, 12/7/16 Opens: January 20, 2017 Shakespeare said, “What’s in a name? A rose by any name would smell as sweet.” But even the Bard can be wrong. A rose by the name “garlic” would not smell as sweet (as any psychologist can tell you) because we humans easily connect names with objects. In fact for some businesses like “Heinz” or “Hershey,” much of the profit is [ Read More ]
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- 12/14/2016
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
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