Alien at the Movies

This is not a sneak preview. This film has already released.

Everyone knows the McDonald's hamburger chain. Some may know about the McDonald brothers & Ray Kroc. But who knows about how this iconic American franchise began? This is the fascinating, highly entertaining, & smartly told story of how a 52-year-old struggling traveling salesman Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) met the McDonald brothers Mac & Dick (John Carroll Lynch & Nick Offerman) & spun their innovative "speedy" process into the restaurant empire we all know today. See the key moments & players involved as Kroc struggles to make his bold vision a reality while arguing with these small time thinking brothers. Keaton is charismatic as the hard driving Kroc. The conflict with 2 brothers is told with a more humorous tone to soften that dark side of this cut-throat business. Budding entrepreneurs could learn a lesson or two from this great American success story, but note that the script has been sanitized so not to antagonize the now huge corporation. See photos & summaries of some key real life figures in the McDonalds story.

Alien gives it 3 "persistence" stars out of 4.