1954. Having worked as a salesman most of his adult life, Ray Kroc
has been a hustler in most senses of the word. That hustling has made him the
target of derision among certain circles for peddling what have ended up being
more novelty or faddish than useful products, but it has also placed more than
a comfortable roof in Arlington Heights, Illinois over his and his wife Ethel's
heads. Ethel, however, wishes that he placed as much effort into being at home
with her than he is in selling, his current job of peddling five-spindle
milkshake makers for Prince Castle which has him constantly on the road going
from one drive-in restaurant to another. It is because of the beefs he has with
the whole drive-in experience (bad food, bad service) in constantly eating at
such establishments while on the road that he becomes enthralled with the
concept of McDonald's Restaurant in San Bernardino, California, it owned and
operated by brothers Richard McDonald
and Maurice McDonald
- Dick and Mac. ... Written by Huggo
(Courtesy
of Internet Movie Database)
Having not eating McDonald’s in sometime I have always
wondered how the institution we know now came about so thus I had to watch THE FOUNDER. I knew something’s going into the film as it is based on real events. Knowing
what McDonald’s stands for I figured this would be a rags to riches story told
through hard work and perseverance. I guess I didn’t know as much as I thought
about this story as it showed the cut throat side of American business.
As the story was rather bleak the acting performance of Michael Keaton was
superb and the film as a whole is fantastic. So for THE FOUNDER I give it 4 ½ stars.
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