By George M. Thomas
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| Michael Keaton is Ray Kroc in The Founder. |
He’s considered the founder of the fast food behemoth known
as McDonald’s, but although he may have been a visionary, as shown with many
warts, Ray Kroc was a snake oil salesman and weasel.
Ultimately, that’s the charm of THE FOUNDER, the latest
effort from John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side).
Hancock, directing from a script by Robert D. Siegel, doesn’t
hesitate to show Kroc (portrayed by Michael Keaton), a man who has been
lionized in the past, for the flawed, opportunistic individual he was.
Kroc’s version of the American Dream belonged to someone
else – Dick (Nick Offerman) and Mac McDonald (John Carroll Lynch) in this
case.
