Ali Abassi’s take on Donald Trump’s rise to power carefully deconstructs every narrative Trump has previously attempted to create about his own story. Though the film’s creators have been insistent in proclaiming that this movie is not a political one, it is difficult to view it through any other lens. Over its 123 minute runtime, The Apprentice follows Trump (portrayed terrifyingly well by Sebastian Stan) as he transforms from a insecure, weak willed, hero worshipping man-child into the delusional grifter Americans…
