Good review. When I went to see the movie at Prasad's, I could just about count the viewers on my two hands. All of us seemed to be corporate types, and you could almost hear the mental attention with which we listened to the business model and strategy expositions. Watching the movie was like evaluating a case study at a marketing seminar or a strategy workshop. Money well spent.
Last week in our review of Live by Night, we lamented about how a potentially engaging film was brought down by the charisma vacuum created by an unsuitably understated performance of its protagonist. Now in The Founder, we see what wonders an electrifying performance can do for a film. The Founder is as much a demonstration of Keaton's prowess as it is the story of Ray Kroc's rise. The film is a celebration of spot-on casting and a potent mix of zealous performances.
Michael Keaton plays Ray Kroc as an almost over-the-top eccentric businessman, bustling with optimism, driven by....