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Informatívan érdekes, majd kiderül, hogy miről szólt. De nem meglepő, filmes munka szempontjából unalmas, épphogy a vasárnap délutáni tévézéshez alkalmas. Akár 4:3 formátumban. Hitchcock legalább Hitchcock-ról szólt és Jobs - Gondolkozz másképp Jobs-ról, akik érdemre méltó személyiségek (ezt a kettőt azért említem, mert ezek is kisebb, filmes szempontból hétköznapi filmek). Ray Kroc története egy sikeres üzletember hétköznapi sztorija, aki két társát átverte, a harmadiknak tönkretette a házasságát, és király lett. Bár a film a végén megkérdezi a lelkiismeretét, mégis meglehetősen egyoldalúan dicsőíti őt, mint a kor győztesét. Arra a kérdésre, hogy milyen minőségű az, amivel az ő lánca különösen a gyerekeket eteti, az alkotók rá se hederítenek. Keaton jó, tökéletesen illik a szerepre, de egy gyengébb színész is elég lett volna. (2017.01.27)

Great biopic about the creation of the powerful McDonald's franchise. Michael Keaton is excellent in his role, occasionally funny, and I really enjoyed watching how the story unfolds. A bit like The Social Network, with Facebook replaced by McDonald's. Interesting, educational, entertaining, and occasionally thrilling. Definitely a solid biopic. 8/10. (2021.02.10)

I would never have thought that the story of the McDonald brothers would be so interesting. Unfortunately, interesting rather in the negative sense of the word. I would sum it up by saying that the movie The Founder presents one ot the most unorthodox stories of a brand that became a worldwide phenomenon. I don’t know whether this is standard in the world of business, but this movie represents a model example of how business is done. Michael Keaton is absolutely incredible in this film and believe you me that even if you don’t like hamburgers from the Golden Arches, you will feel sorry for the McDonald brothers anyways. That’s how strong this movie is. (2017.05.03)

Today we finished the story of how it all began with a McDonald’s (a promo McBus came to town with real meat in their burgers). Keaton is excellent, but John Lee Hancock brings no surprises in terms of cinema. The main problem is the ordinariness of the whole story. If the brand wasn’t so popular, almost certainly no movie would have been made. But there’s no controversy, but nevertheless a good watch. (2017.04.22)

You’re just enjoying your American dream when someone jumps in and starts dreaming it for you. You wake up sweaty, with a check in hand but without a name and the illusion that a handshake has any relevance. The smile of a traveling salesman, soured by insincerity, with the traits of a parasite compensating for an inability to create, persistence adorned only with the necessary amount of scruples, and moral deformation under the weight of one’s own ambitions. I was suitably disgusted by Keaton as the Freddy Krueger of American hospitality, and that’s the best business card for him. At the end, there’s a note that the products of Kroc's concept feed 1% of the world’s population daily. Fine, but it should have mentioned that it’s also responsible for 17% of all their fat cells. (2022.05.19)