The Founder Review (2017)

The Founder

  The Founder is the story of how McDonalds, a small local hamburger shop, turned into the billion dollar franchise it is today. It's a story of persistence and of selling your soul to Satan (aka B.J. Novak). Kidding. Well, half kidding. But BOY is Michael Keaton's character, Ray Kroc, a jerk. 

  When this movie first started off, I felt like I was watching a really long advertisement for Mcdonalds, but as it kept going, I came to realize that this film isn't about Mcdonalds at all. It's about the American dream, and what it takes to get it. 

  Michael Keaton is brilliant in this, really selling Ray Kroc's obvious ENTP personality type (if you're into Myers Briggs). I liked that the film doesn't try to get you to sympathize with this character, it simply tells you what happened in an extremely entertaining way. It poses the question, "Do you have to step on toes to make it big?" and "Can you be a nice person and a revolutionary one?"

  Is this the kind of movie you watch over and over again? Not necessarily, but it's definitely a movie you should watch! 8 out of 10 (I'd Buy It)