Worst. Accent. Ever.

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Julia Roberts' accent in Mary Reilly was horrific! Johnny Lee Miller's American accent in Hackers was a bit off, but he's cute so I didn't mind. Heh.

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Taye Diggs in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. He didn't even try half the time, and when he did, it was hilarious.

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Johnny Lee Miller's American accent in Hackers was a bit off, but he's cute so I didn't mind. Heh.

I remember thinking that he was just a bad actor (but not really minding because of the hotness) with strange ways of speaking. It wasn't until years later that I found out that he was from the UK. I assume his Scottish accent in Trainspotting was better than his American one in Hackers, but I cannot judge the Scots accent at all (Mel Gibson in Braveheart sounded fine to me!).

[spinsterliz]

Another vote for Julia Roberts in "Mary Reilly." Painful to listen to.

I also hated Michelle Pfieffer's southern accent in "Dangerous Minds." There's one part where she says, "Oh!" in surprise, and it comes out like, "Aaaoooww!" It just makes me cringe.

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stina said:

Edit: Oh, I'm forgetting the worst one: Heather Graham in From Hell. It was so bad I can't believe they let her film the whole thing.

It was dreadful. It was so horrible. She was so all-around unbelievable.

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emersende said:

stina said:

Edit: Oh, I'm forgetting the worst one: Heather Graham in From Hell. It was so bad I can't believe they let her film the whole thing.

It was dreadful. It was so horrible. She was so all-around unbelievable.

And, yes, Mary Reilly too. I actually bought that. But the only parts I like are the disgusting ones.

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I know people slag on Michael Caine always sounding like Michael Caine (like Sean Connery), but I thought he made an effort in The Cider House Rules.

I agree he made an effort in The Cider House Rules . In Second Hand Lions? Not so much.

[MrsCatHead]

Oh god. yet another vote for Mary Reilly. And her attempt was no better in Michael Collins. WHOSE idea was it that Ghoulia do an Irish accent?

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agnesnitt said:

James Cromwell in L.A. Confidential. It took me several viewings to work out that he was the Irish Police Chief and not just the weird Police Chief.

Oh man, I was watching this yesterday and the badness blew me away. Oh James, I like you and all, but that sucked. Hard.

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I think it was in The Ghost and the Darkness where Val Kilmer had a British accent... Well, part of the time. I usually have to have it pointed out to me when someone's accent is off because I generally don't notice that stuff. But this got even my attention. In one scene the accent was there, in the next it was gone, then it was back again. I was kind of surprised because I've always heard he's rather obsessive about getting in and staying in character.