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“The Founder” is mesmerized by its hero, McDonald’s chain founder Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), but horrified by how he built his empire. That kind of ambivalence is great; in fact it’s a hallmark of good drama.
The Founder puts Michael Keaton's magnetic performance at the center of a smart, satisfying biopic that traces the rise of one of America's most influential businessmen -- and the birth of one...
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- Biography, History, Drama
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Jan 19, 2017 · A cautious revisionist job, “The Founder” tells an old-fashioned sweet-and-sour fable of good American capitalism versus bad, and how Ray Kroc built his fortune by steamrolling Mac and Dick ...
Nov 21, 2016 · ‘The Founder’: Film Review. Michael Keaton stars as Ray Kroc, the man who helped make McDonald's a billion-dollar brand, in 'The Founder,' the latest from director John Lee Hancock, maker...
Jan 20, 2017 · The true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers' speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential.
John Lee Hancock's The Founder is the perfect movie for a country that has just chosen a vapid brand for its chief executive. Full Review | Apr 6, 2023
Feb 16, 2017 · 'The Founder': Greed tastes good for the man who stole McDonald's. Michael Keaton excels as the man who turned a 1950s startup called McDonald's into an empire -- at the expense of the McDonald...
Jan 20, 2017 · The Founder coasts breezily on a kind of seductive, sinister energy: What will Ray do next, as he transforms himself from weary road warrior to exuberant world beater? We watch in mild ...
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Feb 9, 2017 · ‘The Founder’ – Film Review. A darkly humorous look at the history of McDonald’s, with Michael Keaton playing a small-time businessman with a big-time dream. By Olly Richards. 9th February...
Jan 19, 2017 · The true story behind the world’s largest fast food chain. It’s the early 1950s, and entrepreneur Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) stands in front of a vacant real estate lot just a few blocks from ...
