Review of The Founder (2016) by Tom F — 21 Apr 2017

There is nothing more you need out of this good old fashion storytelling than the drama they stuffed in for you.

The Founder is a film John Lee Hancock and starring Michael Keaton. It is about how McDonald's actually came to life and went into its corporate status later in the time from the mid 1950s.

Michael Keaton plays Ray Kroc who is a milkshake mixer sales man and he happened to came across a restaurant in San Bernardino, California which he was very fascinated by. The restaurant is ran by two brothers with their name Dick and Mac, or as they are named Richard and Maurice McDonald.

The film plays out very well chronologically in time how Kroc got what he wanted and what he needed from those two brothers to turn their one restaurant into a franchise. It stays on the line of history of McDonald's and you probably be thinking about chewing on one of those hamburgers (trust me, you may love the McDonald's back then more than you do now). Kroc's character is developed very well throughout the story and you can see him go place to place to take a property he needs to expand the business. You can take a lot of quotes from Kroc when you go into raising a business. This is the type of film that teaches a lesson about how monopoly across America runs. It feels like watching this film is stepping into the shoes of getting rich quick.

There were less about the side of the McDonald brothers' side of the story but this is still a great film to see how one of the greats started in the 50s.

Now, where are the nuggets I ordered?