On-Air Film Review: Origin of The Donald in ‘The Apprentice’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 12, 2024 - 11:26am

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on October 10th, reviewing the film “The Apprentice,” a biography of Donald Trump, the “early years.” In theaters on October 11th.

Sebastian Stan is The Donald, portraying him in the 1970s and ‘80s, up to the point of writing “The Art of the Deal.” His development is through a mentor Roy Cohn (an icy performance by Jeremy Strong) who was the infamous architect lawyer of 1950s commie hunter Joseph McCarthy. Roy teaches the young real estate developer three principles of life … 1) Attack, attack, attack. 2) Admit nothing, deny everything and 3) no matter what, claim victory and NEVER admit defeat. Donald accepts the three credos in his life, the results of which create the man we still don’t know today.

”The Apprentice” is in theaters on October 11th. Featuring Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan, Catherine McNally. Written by Gabriel Sherman. Directed by Ali Abbasi. Rated “R”