Really good biopic of Ray Kroc the man who didn't found McDonald's but who helped turned it into a behemoth. It's a little like The Social Network I guess in that it's about an empathetic but not particularly nice protagonist who is driven.
For the first part you are on Kroc's side - he's hard working, has a vision, and fights for good things, like quick service, good food, family friendly atmosphere. I get his impatience with the delays of the McDonalds brothers and his desire to sell a product of value. He only really becomes a prick in the last third when Harry Sonneborn gives him the idea of going into real estate.
It's a smart script. It dramatises its exposition well and is consistently interesting. The scenes between Kroc and his wife Ethel aren't particularly compelling.
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