I'm from the american south, and I think his southern accent is pretty spot on, not overdone like a lot of people do. I liked him in war on everyone as well. The british accent seemed a little spotty to me, but I'm not British, so what do I know? lol
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I know there are different dialects of Southern even. The drawl you hear in Texans isn't the same as the ones from Georgia or even Louisiana. My sister in law from Tennessee sounds entirely different than people from Florida. I think he was playing a Texan in War on Everyone? My memory may be wrong. It wasn't just his accent. It was also the way he hunched his shoulders and held the apathetic look on his face; his swagger. It was all very exaggerated to show this is a man who wants the world to think he doesn't care. I got the message he was trying to send. I just personally think it would have been better if it were just a little bit more subtle.
As far as WOE, I actually quite liked the movie. A lot. It's also one of his that's at the top of my list.
As far as WOE, I actually quite liked the movie. A lot. It's also one of his that's at the top of my list.
I suck at accents, but have friends who can pick them up depressingly easy. I don't think accents are easy for him, but he's done well to get rid of his.
I also think it's easier to judge when an actor does an accent that's 'yours' or one you're very familiar with.
ETA: WOE was set in New Mexico, he didn't really need to have any other accent than the one he's got.
I didn't mind the hunching over, it was the way he decided to play Terry and I think it worked. It didn't strike me as overdone in regards to the character or the overall tenor of the film.
I also think it's easier to judge when an actor does an accent that's 'yours' or one you're very familiar with.
ETA: WOE was set in New Mexico, he didn't really need to have any other accent than the one he's got.
I didn't mind the hunching over, it was the way he decided to play Terry and I think it worked. It didn't strike me as overdone in regards to the character or the overall tenor of the film.
I'm from Kansas so I'm familiar with a lot of accents. We're kind of a melting pot of all of them except the furthest Eastern like NY and NJ and far Western like CA and WA. Other than on TV you don't hear too many of those accents out here unless someone comes to visit or moves here.
I was less bothered by his southern accent because his character wasn't the only lead character. He shared that spot. In Tarzan, he was the focus of the whole movie so his British accent stood out like a sore thumb to me. It was made up for by his shirtlessness and his chemistry with Margot Robbie. I watched an interview a while back where he talked about how he also tried to portray how Tarzan communicates in non-verbals as animals do and I think he did really well with that.
I was less bothered by his southern accent because his character wasn't the only lead character. He shared that spot. In Tarzan, he was the focus of the whole movie so his British accent stood out like a sore thumb to me. It was made up for by his shirtlessness and his chemistry with Margot Robbie. I watched an interview a while back where he talked about how he also tried to portray how Tarzan communicates in non-verbals as animals do and I think he did really well with that.
Margot's American accent bothered me more than his British one. Which is funny, because she's done American accents before, and after, and done them well.
As for the non-verbal communication, he's very good at that. Which is why I'm looking forward to Mute, since that's all it is for him. If only Netflix would give a release/air date for it.
As for the non-verbal communication, he's very good at that. Which is why I'm looking forward to Mute, since that's all it is for him. If only Netflix would give a release/air date for it.
I hope his role as Perry is opening doors for him. I'm sure whoever said he's probably being offered Perry-like roles is correct. However, I'd also hope that other offers are coming in to really give him a chance.
The good thing is he's a very attractive man. In Hollywood he could keep going for another 10-20 years before they put him in dad roles. Interestingly, at 40, he could already play dad roles but those don't tend to break you out as a big star even if you do some really good family movies that bring in good money. You end up being typecast as someone who can't really perform something award winning and dramatic.
The good thing is he's a very attractive man. In Hollywood he could keep going for another 10-20 years before they put him in dad roles. Interestingly, at 40, he could already play dad roles but those don't tend to break you out as a big star even if you do some really good family movies that bring in good money. You end up being typecast as someone who can't really perform something award winning and dramatic.
I'm from the deep South spending the bulk of my life in South Carolina and Alabama. Straw Dogs is set in Mississippi, just next door to Alabama, and that accent was spot on. When he told old Amy Cakes that she smelled "real nice"and he flattened that "i"in nice, I took notice. It was perfect. Hardly anyone gets that right. I hate an over done drawl the worst, but he sounded like a guy from my neighborhood. When he is doing interviews, I think I hear a little Southern lilt every now and then. Maybe it's actually Swedish that I'm hearing, and I just don't know any better.
On the hunching thing in WOE, I interpreted that as him wanting to be like Bob. Bob is his hero, and slouching put him more on the level with Bob. I'm sure he had a reason quite different from that, but that was my reaction to it.
On the hunching thing in WOE, I interpreted that as him wanting to be like Bob. Bob is his hero, and slouching put him more on the level with Bob. I'm sure he had a reason quite different from that, but that was my reaction to it.
His accent in Tarzan didn't bother me at all. Margot's over exaggeration and the choppy editing bothered me much more. And I still really enjoyed the film. I'm from the south and his southern accent is pretty darn good. Perry is his best performance hands down. DoaTG and WMK are way up there too. Completely opposite characters but just as complicated and compelling. I also thought he was great in The East. He has some very good range. He does subtle better than most actors out there. Big Little Lies just showed the world that if you give him great material and actors to work with, he'll knock it out of the park. I don't think Nicole would have been as good if she didn't have his intensity to play off of.
His English accent in TB and Tarzan was awful but in both the distraction of abs and other bodily goods made me forgive him quite easily.... [emoji6]
It shouldn't be that hard for him. A Swedish accent sounds similar to a German one. He just needs to leave out the "waves" in the speaking. It's the same with Dutch or other Germanic languages. They have a similar speaking pattern and sounds so they all sound similar in English. But I'm not sure he'll speak with an accent in this film anyway.He does an American accent quite well.The only other accent I have heard him do is British. Have there been others? It will be interesting to see how he does with a German accent in The Aftermath.
Thanks, BagBerry. If he does use a German accent, I will definitely want to know what you think of it. I assumed he would use an accent since it is a German character. Have you heard anything about the movie?
IIRC he mentioned years ago, post Straw Dogs, that he'd probably have a residual accent from that dialect work until something else in terms of accent came along and displaced it. And nothing in terms of an American accent has yet.
As for his acting range, I think he did well in picking the indie movies that were interesting to him and provided a range of acting opportunities.
As for his acting range, I think he did well in picking the indie movies that were interesting to him and provided a range of acting opportunities.
Newbie...kind of. Just out for too long. What's IIRC mean?
And yeah, he has done well picking all different types of roles. I think it's a double edged sword for him. It has kept him from being typecast but it's also making his rise slower than expected. At least his trajectory hasn't been crazy. Hopefully he won't ever lose his head. At 40 he should know who he is well enough not to get lost in fame.
And yeah, he has done well picking all different types of roles. I think it's a double edged sword for him. It has kept him from being typecast but it's also making his rise slower than expected. At least his trajectory hasn't been crazy. Hopefully he won't ever lose his head. At 40 he should know who he is well enough not to get lost in fame.
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I think for him, having the slow rise, and having it in his 30's, is a better thing, both in terms of personal sanity and probably career longevity. He did the sudden fame thing in the teens and hated it. So I think fame as an adult was probably a bit easier to handle 20 years past the first local splash of fame.
He may never be a A++ Movie Star but if he ends up with a career similar to Stellan's, where he gets lot of work, even it's 'just' supporting or character roles, that's not bad either.
He's been a good and generous actor, even when his co-stars aren't all that. And as already mentioned, BLL put him among Oscar winners, and he held his own. So hopefully that got noticed as well.
I think for him, having the slow rise, and having it in his 30's, is a better thing, both in terms of personal sanity and probably career longevity. He did the sudden fame thing in the teens and hated it. So I think fame as an adult was probably a bit easier to handle 20 years past the first local splash of fame.
He may never be a A++ Movie Star but if he ends up with a career similar to Stellan's, where he gets lot of work, even it's 'just' supporting or character roles, that's not bad either.
He's been a good and generous actor, even when his co-stars aren't all that. And as already mentioned, BLL put him among Oscar winners, and he held his own. So hopefully that got noticed as well.