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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Apr 24, 2017 22:08:12 GMT -5
I didn't get a chance to see this in theaters, as it was nowhere close, but Redboxed it and just watched it. It's Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the guy that pretty well 'stole' Mcdonald's from the Mcdonald brothers and made it a fast food empire.
You wouldn't necessarily think the history of Mcdonald's would be a really interesting watch, but it totally is. Well directed, well acted by Keaton, Nick Offerman and the rest of the cast; it's just a really good look at one man's ambition at the exclusion of all else and how he took advantage of a couple of idealists and built a good idea into a piece of Americana for good and for ill.
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Post by mizerable on Apr 24, 2017 23:42:41 GMT -5
I saw it and it was good.
I do think they villainized Kroc a little too much, I mean he pretty much risked everything on an idea that the McDonalds brothers never saw to the full potential and never got their full support on.
Granted, he did still not fulfill the royalties thing, which was major bullshit, but in the end, he still could have very well just stolen their ideas without their consent since he obviously knew he was on to something.
I read about them pretty extensively in a book called The Laws of Leadership, and I mostly agree with the decisions Kroc made since the brothers were the kind of guys who were just too sincere for the cutthroat world of business, they're actually very fortunate to have met Kroc when they did before the same ideas would've become commonplace in the next few years regardless and would've ended up with nothing.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 25, 2017 6:50:41 GMT -5
Michael Keaton's been on a roll as of late.
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Post by Capt Lunatic on Apr 25, 2017 7:19:58 GMT -5
The movie is great. Not a dull performance in the cast.
The story is capitalism defined. It's timeless and true to life. You change Ray Kroc into Vince McMahon and it's the same story.
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