Early in Young Washington, the new biopic from Angel Studios and Wonder Project, George Washington is told he has neither the wealth nor the résumé to become a royal officer for the British Crown. “Imitation of great men,” a red-coated commander scoffs, “does not make you one.”
The stage is set for a founding father underdog—er, origin—story. And director Jon Erwin, creator of the biblical streaming hit House of David, couldn’t have picked a better time to sell it than Independence Day weekend, over America’s 250th birthday.
What he presents over the course of two hours is a work befitting
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