BC's dire US accent
It was terrible and so jarring.
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i didn't even realize he was putting on an accent.
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No, it was good.
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Are you from the US?
We don't often use "dire" that way. That's pretty much a UK thing.
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I'm an American and I thought his accent was fine in Doctor Strange. He has greatly improved over the years.
shareHis accent didn't bother me. Thought it was decent.
shareHis accent wasn't as bad as the script lol
shareI forgot he's supposed to have a british accent
shareI'm from the UK and generally I always find it jarring when I hear a British actor go for an American accent. To me they always sound fake, at first at least. In this film, I disliked Strange's intro because of that jarring effect (but also and mainly because I though it was ham-fisted). However, as the film went on and became pretty damn awesome, I (for the most part) got used to his accent.
I worry for the character of Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, played this summer by Idris Elba. I wish the part went to someone who I'm not so used to playing a Londoner.
Remember, though, if native speakers do not find his accent jarring, and being one, I didn't, then your perception may be a hyper-critical ear.
One of the things that always find disturbing is when people criticize an accent. While some are bad, many are not. I've lost track of the number of people criticizing non-Americans using American accents and critics claiming the accent is terrible. However, if that person wouldn't cause anyone in America, at least in the region whose accent they are using, would not think twice about it, that's being hyper-critical.
Even worse, is when native speakers are criticized are criticized when using their own accents. Lucas Black comes to mind in NCIS: NO. The character comes from Alabama, the actor comes from Alabama; yet his accent is criticized.
Or the thread that was on the Almighty Johnsons for a bit. I believe it was "Fake New Zealand accents ahoy." or some such. Yet all the actors are from New Zealand. So some non-New Zealander is telling native New Zealanders they don't know how to speak in their own accent.
When BC did an Oklahoma accent for 'August: Osage County,' an IMDb poster from Austria kept arguing with me about how it should sound...when I live only a few hours' drive from where they filmed.
Arthur, put the kettle on and dig out those lemon hand wipes.
LOL!
I'm from Massachusetts, just a short drive away from Boston, and thought his accent in Black Mass was fine (considering how the real Billy Bulger sounds in videos of his public appearances) but some folks from who knows where had other ideas.
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Remember, though, if native speakers do not find his accent jarring, and being one, I didn't, then your perception may be a hyper-critical ear.
Very good point. That's definitely a factor for me. I'm so glad he was well-received because it's a great movie. I wish it came earlier so we could've had a straight-up sequel before he shows up for smaller parts in the likes of Ragnarok and Infinity War.
My opinion of the actor playing Mordo is really high -- I just hope that's not because of his accent ha ha.
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I'm an American and never noticed his accent, so it must have been pretty good. Either that or I have no ear for these things.
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