Why? WHY? Why? That stupid Irish accent?
Why on earth? It adds nothing to the movie whatsoever.
shareNot only does it add nothing, it detracts quite a bit. This is a very entertaining thriller, but Orson Welles' "accent" was a distraction, to say the least.
shareIMO, it was just another of Welles' many self-indulgences. Bad accents, prosthetic makeup, and pointlessly showy camera work were all common in Welles' work. In a classic case of "the emperor's new clothes", many people mistake Welles' hamminess for genius.
shareThat's very true. I also saw Orson Welles' ham it up recently in "The Long Hot Summer," where he wore mounds of makeup and had an voice like Otis the drunk from "The Andy Griffith Show." Many of his performances remind me of latter-day Marlon Brando, though in their prime, but were major talents, in my opinion.
shareI'm not sure what make-up you're referring to but they did a great job in Citizen Kane.
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It was fine.
shareGenius or not, the accent was terrible, annoying, distracting and worst of all inconsistent. Sometimes heavy, sometimes not.
shareYou probably think he should have sounded like the "Lucky Charms" leprechaun, right?
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That would have been entertaining
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I agree the accent was, well, pointless. I kept thinking 'why is the character Irish?' I quite like Welles voice so I guess I was a little disappointed that he didn't use his natural voice. One thing I noticed as well - during the film scenes he was rather light on the accent while during the voiceover - it struck me as really thick. Just seemed a little inconsistent to me.
Also by the way - I love the flashy camera work in his films. I love, in particular, the close up face shots. I find them jarring in a positive way given the atmosphere and overall feel of the film. But just in general, Welles camera angles and other films techniques I find to be really excellent (particularly in Citizen Kane and Touch Of Evil).
I enjoyed this film - it was absurd, funny, dramatic and very memorable.
...the guy in the $600 banana suit - COME ON!
I agree - the accent was dreadful & distracting.
I just finished watching "Night Must Fall" and Robert Montgomery's Irish accent was perfection! I forgot he was an American after just a few minutes. And what a performance!! If you've never seen it, it's worth a look.
it's the dubbing of the accent which is the worst thing, it doesn't even match his mouth in some scenes
shareIt was horrible and I wondered too what the point of it was. I had to watch the whole darn thing w/ subtitles on. I love accents in real life & on screen, especially if it adds something to the film. But this was very hard to take!
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