[HPFGU-Movie] OT, American accents. Was: Casting for Voldemort

[Valerie Flowe]

From: Lanthiriel S <isilvalacirca at yahoo.com>

I agree about how good Sean and Eric were, but I have
to stand up for Brad (something I never thought I'd do
- I'm not a huge fan of his). I thought he was quite
good as Achilles - he had the arrogance down pat, and
the accent didn't bother me at all. He wasn't playing
a Brit so he shouldn't have had a British accent - I
didn't think it sounded remotely British, nor should
it have. And how do we know what an ancient Greek
would have sounded like? (For one thing, they wouldn't
have been speaking English!) I think sometimes the
concern about perfect accents can go a bit far.

Of course, it all depends on the character and the
time period. Kevin Costner set the standard for
horrific accents in "Robin Hood" and in the case of
that role there was no excuse for not having cast a
Brit. Same with HP - the characters require the
appropriate accents.

Just my opinion, Lanthiriel

[from Valerie]
Oh yeah, Costner is another one! I cringe at his attempts at any accent,
though I still like him a lot. And from what I hear, most people in the Troy
audience were too busy staring at Brad's glistening bod to care either way
about his accent! Now, to me he just looks too darn 21st century to play a
period piece. 


           
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