His weird accent
It sounded like he was a time traveller from the year 1733. Am I really the only one who was distracted by this...
shareHe is an english actor and because he is an actor of some quality he can "do" other accents, in this case a Welsh accent, and a very good Welsh accent, I should know , I'm Irish.
shareA VERY good Welsh, perhaps the best I've ever heard done by a non-Welsh actor. Most of the Welsh, Scottish or Irish accents are done OTT. His was perfect.
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It was a very convincing Welsh accent. What some may find off-putting is the way Hardy delivers his lines, the intonation.
People who say, especially the laughable Czech with some Hungarian thrown in, as well as Bosnian, have never heard any of these peoples speak English. Sounds absolutely nothing like the accent of any of those three countries.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
I really thought his accent added to and highlighted the straightforward, no nonsense nature of the man. The first 15 minutes are trying to show what an unremarkable, everyday, workman he is.
I know Wales isn't all rural, but I think it can be perceived that way and the choice of a rural accent is to build into the idea that he isn't very complicated, he's not brilliant, and he's honest. It even helped make things a bit comedic when he's being serious, and upped the tension by showing him as a plain little man dealing with some huge ideas. He dealth with the birth of a baby, the birth of a building and the death of a family over the phone in 90 mins whilst driving.
Also Garreth, Bethan, and possibly Katrina, all had city accents and all tried to make him do things their way. Donal, a fellow Celt, helped him, as did Steffan the Mute Pole.
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