Upon finishing “The Founder,” I had the most uncanny sense of deja vu, as if I had already watched and reviewed this movie 1,000 times. And yet I never had; in fact, I was watching an Oscar screener on my computer a month before it released. Could it be that “The Founder” is simply another semi-biographical movie about a predatory capitalist success that whitewashes the horror just enough to make it watchable but not controversial, like a Catholic confessing committed sins? A movie filled to the brim with excellent performances and fun stylish quirks masking a spiritual hollowness? I thought a bit. Yes, it is both of those.
The Founder
The Founder
The Founder
Upon finishing “The Founder,” I had the most uncanny sense of deja vu, as if I had already watched and reviewed this movie 1,000 times. And yet I never had; in fact, I was watching an Oscar screener on my computer a month before it released. Could it be that “The Founder” is simply another semi-biographical movie about a predatory capitalist success that whitewashes the horror just enough to make it watchable but not controversial, like a Catholic confessing committed sins? A movie filled to the brim with excellent performances and fun stylish quirks masking a spiritual hollowness? I thought a bit. Yes, it is both of those.