Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the man who turned McDonald’s into a global empire. It’s a fascinating look at ambition and what it costs. The McDonald brothers built something genuinely great, and Kroc took it from them and called it his own.
What stuck with me is how the movie refuses to let you fully root for him. He’s persistent and relentless, the kind of drive every founder is told to admire, but he’s also ruthless and disloyal. The real lesson isn’t “hustle harder.” It’s that the person who builds the thing and the person who scales the thing are often not the same, and the second one usually wins.
Uncomfortable and honest about success. 4/5 stars.