Originally posted by dadudemon
Well, as far as the over-the top Massachusetts accent goes, I work with a fella that has the worst accent I've ever heard. The actors couldn't get it thick enough (lol) in the movies to match this guy.He says things like "dats Re TAH Ted" and "You gotta wom up ya foowd, fust". I have yet to see someone in a movie come close to this guy. However, stand-up comics can, at times, come close. 😐
I say that Ben Affleck, in The Town is among the worst accents in film. His Boston accent is overdone and rather forced, imo.
Originally posted by dadudemon
Michael Fassbender's character, Burke, from Jonah Hex, was the worst Irish accent I'd ever seen in a movie. What's funny is his mother is Irish. My guess is he was going for a Connacht accent, but failed horribly. He would often sound more "plain American" than he would Irish.
His accent in everyday life is IRISH.
Originally posted by Manofwords
Don Cheadle in the Ocean's series is by far the worst I've ever, EVER heard...
It was easy on the ears, but yes, hard to pinpoint one location. But then I always thought his character had grown up in a lot of places with different accents, and so sort of smushed them all together. That fits a lot with his character.
I love/hate actors who just don't care for what accent is called for - love Sean Connery for it, hate Kevin Costner and Russell Crowe for it. Some people can pull it off. Usually they're people who don't have a natural American accent.
I have to say that one of the best adopters of speech is, in my opinion, Christian Bale. He's done a Brooklyn New Yawk accent, Midwestern "normal" American.... which is what I speak, of course I can't think of anything else right now...
While we are on the subject, I thought I would offer my worst Boston Accents on film. Here goes:
Vera Farmiga. The Departed . Oh my gawd. Could it be any worse? Wait. It can....
Kevin Costner. Thirteen Days. Not sure if he was trying to sound like a Kennedy or he was completely clueless.
Mel Gibson. Edge of Darkness. Talk about overkill.
Jack Nicholson. The Departed Jack is a great actor, but there wasn't anything much he could have done to make a believable accent.
Joe Pesci, With Honors. Every single movie that Joe Pesci has been in, there has been a similarity with the accent, and it has nothing to do with Boston, or anywhere in Massachusetts for that matter.
Robin Williams Good Will Hunting. Was he going for an Eastern Massachusetts accent or something from Maine? If you can figure that mess out, let me know.
Alec Baldwin. The Departed. Trying to sound like you're a Southie by dropping lots of F-bombs doesn't make it authentic.
Tom Hanks. Catch me if you can . I wouldn't be caught dead with whatever you thought that was..... you "fahdged" the accent and it's obviously the most horrible one ever.
Unbelievably(and conversely), one of the best Boston accents I have heard in a movie was Jeremy Renner's in The Town.