The Apprentice

Roy Cohn's Three Rules (Later embraced by trump): Rule 1: attack, attack, attack Rule 2: admit nothing, deny everything Rules 3: No matter what happens, no matter what they say about you, no matter how beaten you are, you claim victory and never admit defeat. I thought that I needed to watch this now. First of all, I am already sick and nauseous with a cold, and I doubt that, the way I feel, this could be made worse by watching this film. I do not know if I would be able to watch it in a few weeks. But my bias is pretty strong, and I do not want to make my Letterboxd a political forum, so I am going to leave this movie unrated and keep my review short. Sebastian Stan was nominated for the 2025 Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of donald trump in this film..and he did a good job. He was able to capture a desire for power and adulation, combined with a lack of moral compass--a bully with backing. I think that his performance was very good and even deserving of nomination, but not the win. Who knows? Maybe he will stay in character and claim himself winner despite everyone being able to watch the awards live or later on YouTube. As good as Sebastian Stan was as trump, Jerry Strong was even better as Roy Cohen. I am very happy that he is being considered for Best Supporting Actor. And, by the way, I was wrong, I feel worse, and I don't think it's the virus.

Sebastian Stan did a great job but also I can’t hate trump as much as I do when it’s Sebastian Stan

Sebastien Stan je t'aime mais j'ai eu du mal a finir le film. Quand on arrive à la fin, on se rend compte que, finalement, il s'est pas passé grand chose. Le début est prometteur mais au bout d'un moment l'histoire n'a plus de sens et je pense que c'est du au fait qu'on connait pas Trump. Il faut comprendre que peut importe le nombre de biographies qui existent, on a pas assez du matière pour vraiment rentrer dans le personnage et comprendre qui il est. L'histoire de sa vie n'est basée que sur les dires des autres qui finalement ne le connaissent même pas, et comme on sait que Donald Trump joue constamment un rôle, faire un biopic sur lui en 2024 est inutile parce qu'on ne le connait pas mieux aujourd'hui qu'en 1990. Mais il faut saluer la production et surtout la musique sans oublier the outstanding performance of Kendall Roy.

Sebastian Stan did a great job but also I can’t hate trump as much as I do when it’s Sebastian Stan

Sebastien Stan je t'aime mais j'ai eu du mal a finir le film. Quand on arrive à la fin, on se rend compte que, finalement, il s'est pas passé grand chose. Le début est prometteur mais au bout d'un moment l'histoire n'a plus de sens et je pense que c'est du au fait qu'on connait pas Trump. Il faut comprendre que peut importe le nombre de biographies qui existent, on a pas assez du matière pour vraiment rentrer dans le personnage et comprendre qui il est. L'histoire de sa vie n'est basée que sur les dires des autres qui finalement ne le connaissent même pas, et comme on sait que Donald Trump joue constamment un rôle, faire un biopic sur lui en 2024 est inutile parce qu'on ne le connait pas mieux aujourd'hui qu'en 1990. Mais il faut saluer la production et surtout la musique sans oublier the outstanding performance of Kendall Roy.

I am very confused by this movie. It’s very strange that someone tried making a 70s gangster movie about Donald Trump and even stranger that its cinematography is actually remarkable. I find it peculiar that generationally-wealthy New York industry mogul Donald J Trump is portrayed as a down-on-his-luck Travis Bickle type who learns and grows on his way to the top but whatever. The point of the film is almost certainly to expose him as an immoral swindler but most people already know that and by making him the protagonist, the audience is inevitably going to connect with him in a way that humanizes his actions which I guess is nice? Maybe? I do like how it’s not politically in-your-face like it absolutely could have been. It felt more character-driven than preachy which I earnestly applaud. I don’t know man, if this movie wasn’t as visually appealing, it would totally fall flat and be very forgettable.