The battle of bad accents continues to rise
A few years ago Tom Cruise made a movie called Valkyrie. It was a German movie, about Germans who are speaking English, but they sound German. Because it’s a movie about Germans. In Germany. Critics and moviegoers were in fits because Cruise didn’t even attempt a German accent. Not so much as a “Gesundheit” after a sneeze. I dunno. I think he did the right thing here. Maybe Tommy felt like if he couldn’t deliver an authentic replication, it would be an insult to Germans, not to mention really distracting for the audience.
I get that, if it’s what he was thinking. There is no shortage of movies and TV shows that stick in my mind only because of how god-awful the accents are. I will forget the film entirely and just remember bad lines. Especially the Southern doozies. Please feel…
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Hot damn, Charlotte Ann! 
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