re: Goodfellas and Casino

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Exactly. That's why he had no business in the movie. His accent was insulting. And considering how many bad Southern accents have been in films, that's saying something.

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One of the hardest accents for many actors is a true N.O. accent.

So many movies that are filmed in N.O. or in close proximity of the city finds the actors trying way too hard to emulate a Cajun accent, and that just doesn't work for a N.O. based film.

That plus gumbo and jambalaya being served for meals 2 times a day are worn cliches of typical N.O. culture.