After the annual flurry of terrific movies released during the holidays, there's a virtual dearth of good ones opening by the first Tuesday of February. So, with apologies to any club member who's already seen it, I chose a movie that opened a week or so ago for our February pick.
It is The Founder, for which star Michael Keaton is (as usual) drawing rave reviews. He plays Ray Kroc, the oddball whose epiphany about what a game-changer fast food franchising could be, turned a tiny business into a global behemoth.
We'll be seeing The Founder at the Yonge/Dundas Cineplex for the 1:45 screening - meaning that, as always, we'll try to gather near the box office about 20 minutes earlier. Those who wish to nosh & natter after seeing the film will do so at Spring Rolls.
SYNOPSIS: The true story of how Ray Kroc (Keaton), a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers' speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX2uz2XYkbo
REVIEWS:
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-the-founder-movie-review-w455928
http://observer.com/2017/01/the-founder-review-michael-keaton-rex-reed/
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