Superman07

I was just talking to the wife about this film the other day. I too am surprised it didn't come out yet. Looking forward to it.

B.A.

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B.A.

It opened on Friday. Anyone see it?

81% Fresh out of 100 reviews on RT:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_founder

EdTheRipper

My son and I saw this last night. While it was good, I didn't love it. As with a lot of biopics, I felt like it really glossed over a lot of things. In this instance, Kroc setting up franchisees was a scene that was repeated a few times too many at the expense of other possibly more interesting things. That being said, Keaton was great as Kroc and Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch were really good as the brothers.

Why So Blu?

My friend said it was just ok.

http://whysoblu.com/founder-movie-review/

JeffTheAlpaca

This is the first movie of 2017 I can't wait to see.

asianxcore

Saw the film last night.

I agree with all the sentiments here. Fantastic performances from Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman & John Carroll Lynch (who rightfully anchor the film) but it's a good film not a great one.

mcnabb

I was suprised but this movie got no buzz by the critics, as EW gave it a C+.

TheBang

Well, I enjoyed the movie. I thought everyone gave great performances, especially Keaton. And the story kept me engaged throughout.

dex14

Yup. That's about all I can say about it.

Dr. DVD

I'm curious why McDonald's didn't do a tie-in promotion for this movie.

dex14

I don't generally eat fast food, but I definitely had a craving for a burger when this was done.

mcnabb

I think this is an interesting point, as I assume the demographic that will see this movie doesn't eat at McDonalds.

TheHive08

I really enjoyed this. It was only playing at one theater within 45 minutes of me, and only two times at that theater. I suppose it won't be playing much longer since the box office was so low, but I do think it was a quality movie filled with great performances (Keaton crushes it as usual). It doesn't have the edge that something like "Social Network" has, but it's still entertaining and worth checking out.

TheBang

Always interesting to see how it compares to reality.

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/founder/

Why So Blu?

Watched this last night and it was entertaining. It['s definitely Michael Keaton's show, but the rest of the cast is great.

Mike86

Blind bought the Blu-ray and just watched it. Overall I enjoyed it a lot. Definitely a solid performance from Keaton as well as Offerman and Lynch. I didn't know the full story so I guess I don't know how much was glossed over but I agree that can be a common issue with films based on real people and events. Still though I found the story pretty engaging. I didn't quite realize how badly Kroc screwed over the McDonald's brothers.

JeffTheAlpaca

I bought the Blu-ray too. A lot of good extras too.

Too bad this movie has been ignored by most of America.

I wonder how things would have turned out if the McDonald Brothers still owned the franchise.

McHawkson

In my opinion, they probably will expand slowly, just like In-N-Out.

DJariya

Rented the BD from Red Box and watched it today for the 1st time.

It was an entertaining movie and kept me engaged. Keaton gave a solid performance as Kroc and I liked Lynch and Offerman as the McDonalds brothers.

However, I have mixed feelings about the Kroc character. I can't help but feel like he took advantage of the McDonalds brothers into taking their name and product to making himself a multi-billionaire. That was pretty sad to see depicted in the film that they eventually lost the naming rights and eventually lost their original location. Plus, it was sad reading at the end credits that they were unable to get any of the royalties promised to them. That would have set future generations of their families for life.

Yeah Kroc expanded the brand name and turned it into a Billion dollar corporation, but I think he screwed the brothers. Plus Kroc lived until he was 81 and it sucks that he wasn't decent enough to honor their original handshake deal for the royalties.

Mike86

Oh there's no doubt he screwed the brothers over big time. I doubt they would have made McDonald's into the brand it is or if it would even exist anymore if Kroc hadn't taken it over but he wasn't a good guy at all in terms of the way he treated them. He basically stepped in and persuaded them to franchise when they didn't want to try any further and then eventually stole the whole idea. He had the balls to call the entire concept something he came up with. It's an interesting story and a good film overall but I definitely felt bad for the brothers.

Coral

I thought it was ok. Kept me interested enough.

However, halfway through the movie I had to hit pause and actually make some hamburgers. Movie made me hungry with a craving for burgers. If I could've made a shake, I would have as well.

EddieMoney

Very overlooked film. Enjoyed it immensely.

mattysemo247

We watched it as well and thought it was very interesting. Well acted and engaging throughout, but didn't feel like I need to see it again.

mcnabb

I always thought these type of movies would be more interesting as a straight documentary. Kind of reminds me of 'Thirteen Days' with Kevin Costner as the movie just doesn't carry the same drama as Documentaries on the Cuban Missile Crisis.