10 Movie Biopics That Were Far Too Easy On Their Subjects

We are unmistakably in an age of Trump, when so-called pioneers and captains of industry are seen as progressives, despite the fact that they're driving the world into the ground.

The lie is much more enticing. Take the DeLorean, a car seen for years as shorthand for ambitious failure. The joke in Back to the Future that ironically may be lost to time is that Marty McFly is appalled that Doc Brown constructed a technological marvel out of such an ugly car.

Prior to Driven, the main detail we knew about John DeLorean collectively was that he was an ambitious man too high on his own bravado and talk; a car engineer who thought he could lie his way through financial problems. Drunk on power and low on cash, he allowed himself to be caught up in a drug deal that ultimately ruined him, despite escaping conviction.

Driven tells most of that story, too, however it frames John DeLorean (Lee Pace) far too innocently. The documentary Framing John DeLorean at least portrayed him as power-hungry and culpable. Driven instead points all the fingers at FBI informant James Hoffman (Jason Sudeikis), who seemingly took advantage of a brilliant man at his lowest point. While it's true Hoffman was no friend of DeLorean, the film leaves it ambiguous about his feelings toward the drug deal.

At worst, it makes his snarky court exit line, "Would you buy a used car from me?" wrongly just.

At best, at least it mentions the poor quality of car.