Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump movie, “The Apprentice”, takes us back in time to 1970s New York, playing out as an origin story showing how Trump (played by Sebastian Stan) became the man he is today.
That comes through Trump’s association with the “brutal” cutthroat attorney, Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), who takes the ambitious, wealthy second son under his wing. Sensing his drive, Cohn begins teaching Trump his rules for success, and showing him how to “win” in life.
It’s a grimy, intriguing watch, one which has endured controversy since its world premiere at Cannes in May; Trump himself slammed it as a “cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job” (via Variety) shortly after it hit theaters in mid-October.
While it hasn’t impressed the former President, “The Apprentice” has impressed elsewhere, thanks in no small part to some exceptional performances from its leads (especially Strong). I wouldn’t be
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