The Apprentice details Donald Trump’s rise – movie review

By Alexandra Heilbron on October 8, 2024 | 8 Comments


The Apprentice begins in the 1970s with a young Donald Trump. He owns a rundown building where many of the tenants can’t afford to pay rent. He has big ideas and dreams and wants more — including building a magnificent, ritzy hotel on 42nd Street.

He takes a date to a restaurant known as a place that financiers tend to frequent but pays more attention to who’s there than to his date. When she excuses herself and leaves the table, he decides to introduce himself to Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), a famous lawyer and political fixer, who takes a liking to the young Trump.

Cohn winds up taking the young man under his wing, teaching him how to be relentless, how to evade taxes and most importantly, “Claim victory, never admit defeat.”

It’s something Trump has become famous for, especially when it comes to politics. Watching Trump being molded by Cohn is fascinating, and eventually, the more he succeeds, the less he needs Cohn.

Sebastian Stan‘s portrayal of Trump is excellent. He’s almost unrecognizable as he goes on a journey from a man who just wants to make something of his life to someone who lives his life through corruption and deceit — and the movie doesn’t even cover his political life, although there are hints that it’s in his future. There’s even a reference to “Make America Great Again” (MAGA).

We also see Trump fall for Ivana (Maria Bakalova), and doesn’t take no for an answer — even though she’s with someone else.

The Apprentice is an interesting film that details how Trump was created by Cohn to become who he is today — even though Cohn comes to realize that in helping Trump become a ruthless businessman, he may have inadvertently created a monster. ~Alexandra Heilbron

4 out of 5 stars

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Comments & Discussion

  1. Peter • October 10, 2024 @ 3:16 PM

    So now they’ve made a movie about this HORSE’S ASS?!?!
    Just what he needs. Another bunch of BS to feed his insatiable ego.
    Who the hell cares enough about this idiot to watch a movie about him?

  2. Leslie Caples • October 11, 2024 @ 8:09 PM

    Obviously everyone cares about Trump. If you haven’t notice by now then you really are living in a bubble. You probably watch the View…lol Everyone I know love Trump! We can’t wait for him to win this election and make America great again! Trump 2024!

  3. V • October 11, 2024 @ 11:16 PM

    Trump is a criminal, incapable of honesty. Befriending our enemies, pissing on our allies, have weakened our country. The courts are finally holding him accountable, something that should have happened decades ago! Vote Harris to save Democracy!

  4. Pat • October 12, 2024 @ 10:48 AM

    Vote Harris to save democracy??? What a joke! As part of Joe Biden’s team she is complicit in the campaign to suppress facts and dissention during the pandemic. Some choice Americans have…a choice between two villains.

  5. PATTI • October 12, 2024 @ 11:08 AM

    I LOVE DONALD TRUMP! He�s the GREATEST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY!! We should ALL LOVE OUR USA as much as he does. MAGA AGAIN 2024. ????????

  6. PATTI • October 12, 2024 @ 11:08 AM

    I LOVE DONALD TRUMP! He�s the GREATEST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY!! We should ALL LOVE OUR USA as much as he does. MAGA AGAIN 2024. ????????

  7. Ann • October 12, 2024 @ 5:49 PM

    He is the biggest ass hole in WORLD HISTORY I AN 75 and have never seen such a destroyed weak lowlife felon of raping and also fraud although the banks got pd look how he obtained the loans??and truly always been a racist him n his dad wouldn�t rent to blacks n rapist for to this day i believe he raped that white girl in Central Park hat he accused the 5 black n brown guys off n
    They had to go to prison because of his call n last name and he instructed his hiring personnel to place a .c. On application which stand for colored biggest liar ..no empathy even if you look like him and today he just want a he blacks to vote n give money buying his cheap items then threw their asses under the bus with the illegals as he call them and anyone who else I DONT HATE NO ONE AND HAVE FOR FORGIVENESS BUT I TRULY HATE THIS LOW DOWN SUCKER AND PRAY HIM ALL HIS FOLLOWERS ROT IN HELL FOR HE IS A NO GOOD SON OF A GUN??????????AND NOW WANTING MADAME VP TO CONCEDE FOR HIS LOUSY ASS IS LOSING HONESTLY

  8. Ann • October 12, 2024 @ 6:05 PM

    A final word please PLEASE DON�T EVEN
    THOSE VOTING FOR HIM RECONSIDER DO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY YOU HAVE NO RIGHYS AND WHATABOIT YOUR CHILDREN GRANDS NIECE NEPHEW ETC OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION FOR ALL AND PLEASE THINK REAL HARD NOT WITH YOUR HEAD I HOPE AND HEART DI YOU WANT TO LIVE THE REST IF YOUR LIFE IN FEAR JUST LIKE HE IS LYING ON HAITIANS EATING ANIMALS N BEING POISONOUS TO OUR NATION THAT COULD BE YOU CAUCUSIAN OR NOT HE IS A SOB WATCH THE MOVIE TO SEE WHAT HE DONT WANT THE WORLD TO SEE BUT BEING A NARCISSISTIC FOOL AS HE US HAVE NO CONSCIENCE SO HE COULD CARE LESS FOR HE KNOWSHE HAVE THE IGNORANT MAGGOTS BEHIND HIM I DIAPERS TAMPONS OVER THEIR EAR JUST A BUNCH OF NONSENSES THAT I WONDER WHAT THEY TELL THEIR CHILDREN OF THEIR STUPID WEAK MANNER TO SUPPORT A SCUM??????????

  9. Leo • October 13, 2024 @ 5:41 PM

    I see – you want Trump to run your company- err country? You look for references from past co- workers as to his skills, abilities and competency.
    Guess what � 80% of every one who worked with and
    for him say the same thing �lazy, incompetent, deceitful, selfish and basically a sleeze.
    Not my words – theirs.
    Good choice. I hope your company / country does well.
    Smart choice !

  10. Tom • October 15, 2024 @ 3:11 PM

    Boy “Ann” sure has a mouth on her & is Completely sucker by the Biden-Harris administration! Harris will only be a continuation of the same type of surppressive & economical damaging policies that have resulted in high; inflation, gas prices, food, utility bills, interest rates, etc… Work salaries not able o keep-up with ever hiring cost-of-living. The question remains, “Are you financially, better today, then the financial position you were in (4) yrs. ago??? Harris has been a complete failure as V.P. , not addressed the boarder problem, & has Absolutely No idea how deal w/foreign heads-of-state & resolve the escalating possibility of wars escalating in to international major conflicts.


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