Worst Movie Accents

For those of you keeping track of my Lenten discipline (new blog post every day), I offer you a brief explanation of why there was no March 12 entry. I went to the gym at 8:30 p.m. for an evening workout. While on the bike-to-nowhere, I started watching the Syracuse vs. Connecticut game. I left at halftime and ran a few errands. As I was heading back home, I heard on the radio that the score was tied with 5:00 left to play. I stopped by a local establishment to grab a quick beverage and watch the last few minutes of the game. More than 2 hours and 6 overtimes later, the game finally ended (Syracuse 127, UConn 117 F/6OT). Thus, my nighttime ritual of blogging spilled into the A.M. Details, details...

(As an aside, it was easily one of the best games I've ever seen live. If you can catch a replay of it at some point, drop everything and tune in.)





On the March 11 B.S. Report, the Sports Guy offered up his list of worst movie accents. I thought these were pretty funny, and even agreed with most of them.

IRISH
Tom Cruise - Far and Away
Tommy Lee Jones - Blown Away
Jeff Bridges - Blown Away
Michael J. Fox - Back to the Future III
Sean Connery - The Untouchables
Julia Roberts - Michael Collins
Brad Pitt - The Devil's Own

BOSTON
Rob Morrow - Quiz Show
Kevin Costner - 13 Days
Diane Lane - Perfect Storm
Laura Linney - Mystic River
Jack Nicholson - The Departed
Martin Sheen - The Departed
Vera Farmiga - The Departed

COCKNEY ENGLISH
Dick Van Dyke - Mary Poppins
Don Cheadle - Oceans 11, 12, 13
Keanu Reeves - Much Ado About Nothing

TEXAN
Julia Roberts - Charlie Wilson's War
James Van Der Beek - Varsity Blues

SOUTHERN
Keanu Reeves - Devil's Advocate
Jude Law - All the King's Men
Leo DiCaprio - Body of Lies

NEW ORLEANS
Dennis Quaid - The Big Easy
Kevin Costner - JFK
Eric Roberts - Heaven's Prisoners

RUSSIAN
Sean Connery - The Hunt for Red October
Harrison Ford - K-19: The Widowmaker
Tony Siragusa - 25th Hour

SOUTH AMERICAN
Rod Steiger - The Specialist
Robert Loggia - Scarface
Jon Voight - Anaconda

NEW YORK / BROOKLYN
Steven Segal - Out for Justice
Adam Sandler - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

ITALIAN
Nicolas Cage - Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Alex Rocco - The Wedding Planner

ACCENTS THAT CAME & WENT DURING THE MOVIE
Helen Hunt - Cast Away
Kevin Costner - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Leo DiCaprio - Body of Lies
Angela Bassett - Notorious

ORIGINS UNCLEAR
Entire Cast - Alexander
Brad Pitt - Troy
Keanu Reeves - Dracula
Keanu Reeves - Dangerous Liaisons
Jude Law - Cold Mountain
Nicole Kidman - Cold Mountain
Nicolas Cage - When Peggy Sue Got Married
Tom Cruise - Valkyrie


(Best Accent --> Leo DiCaprio; Blood Diamond)


Let the debate begin...