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re: Brits portraying Americans vice versa

Posted on 3/8/16 at 8:47 am to
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
42259 posts
Posted on 3/8/16 at 8:47 am to
Jeremy Irons has a terrible American accent.
Posted by Hoodoo Man
Sunshine Pumping most days.
Member since Oct 2011
31637 posts
Posted on 3/8/16 at 8:54 am to
No one's mentioned Peter Dinklage yet?

Took me a while to realize he's American.
Posted by Goatofgoats
Sout Loosyanna
Member since Feb 2016
224 posts
Posted on 3/8/16 at 9:08 am to
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southern aaccent


A poor attempt at one can ruin a movie for me. I think some people try too hard.
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:32 am to
quote:

I was through a full season of The Wire before I knew that the actor playing Jimmy was British.



Who calls McNulty anything other than McNulty when discussing The Wire?

Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:35 am to
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A poor attempt at one can ruin a movie for me. I think some people try too hard.



I LOVE House of Cards, but Spacey reallllllly overdoes the South Carolina accent sometimes.

Its gut wrenching.
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73859 posts
Posted on 3/8/16 at 10:41 am to
quote:

southern aaccent


A poor attempt at one can ruin a movie for me.
put the bunnay back in the bawx
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
83272 posts
Posted on 3/8/16 at 3:00 pm to
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Idris Elba

First time I saw him was on the Office and I had no reason to think he was Brit.
Posted by Sayre
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Nov 2011
5754 posts
Posted on 3/8/16 at 4:25 pm to
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I think part of it is exporsure and trying to land a job


Most of the Brits go to arts focused schools.
Posted by Sayre
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Nov 2011
5754 posts
Posted on 3/8/16 at 4:28 pm to
Michael Sheen speaks American English flawlessly in Masters of Sex.
Posted by NWarty
Somewhere in the PNW
Member since Sep 2013
2181 posts
Posted on 3/8/16 at 4:46 pm to
Great stuff guys and keep it coming. Glad this topic got a little traction.

Cate Blanchett in the "The Gift" was a good performance.
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