The Entrepreneur is a film about the director's father Malcolm Bricklin. Malcolm made and lost three fortunes in his lifetime - he brought Subaru and Yugo cars to North America, and created the Bricklin automobile (the 70s forerunner of the DeLorean), as well as invested in an electric bicycle before its time. Malcolm may have a good business sense, but his timing, single-mindedness, arrogance, and vulgarity gets in the way of his success.
Jonathan Bricklin seems to see this in his father and decided to make a film about him, although God knows why. There is nothing redeeming in Malcolm's nature and the film leaves an acrid distaste in the mouth. You aren't sure whether you are watching a business man, or a swindler/thug in action.
To make things worse, Jonathan Bricklin is not an experienced film maker. The documentary is not well edited, there are too many characters, too many harsh cuts between dark and light scenes and grainy, shaky film - all typical of low, low, low budget film making. If you want to see a film about an unlikable ruthless business magnate see Citizen Kane, The Social Network or The Devil Wears Prada...
Jonathan Bricklin seems to see this in his father and decided to make a film about him, although God knows why. There is nothing redeeming in Malcolm's nature and the film leaves an acrid distaste in the mouth. You aren't sure whether you are watching a business man, or a swindler/thug in action.
To make things worse, Jonathan Bricklin is not an experienced film maker. The documentary is not well edited, there are too many characters, too many harsh cuts between dark and light scenes and grainy, shaky film - all typical of low, low, low budget film making. If you want to see a film about an unlikable ruthless business magnate see Citizen Kane, The Social Network or The Devil Wears Prada...