these performances are missing one vital
thing a genuine sense of Americana
episode Oliver Twist it weird that
English welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 worst accents by
non-americans swiftly more pressing
matter to tackle first for this list
we’re focusing on the worst offenders
when it comes to producing disturbingly
unrealistic American accents you don’t
can hand him you understand to be clear
we’re not saying these are bad actors by
any means we’re just saying that these
particular accents didn’t quite cut it
then I find it highly prejudicial even
constitutionally offensive number 10
Orlando Bloom Elizabethtown are you
telling me that after three turns as the
Honourable Legolas in The Lord of the
Rings trilogy Orlando Bloom had not only
become a heartthrob but also a
legitimate movie star something cross
man I can feel it however when director
Cameron Crowe recruited him for
Elizabethtown it was for the role of an
American shoe designer can you imagine
an entire life wrapped up in a shoe it’s
not quite clear why the crew allowed him
to use this bizarre accent throughout
the movie and at times it even seems
that Kirsten Dunst is thoroughly
confused you know there is nothing
greater than deciding in your life that
things maybe really are black and white
as a result the film immediately falls
apart as the leading man searches for
the right tone from scene to scene
extending syllables for too long and
conveying hushed tones that come off
more as a nervous Englishman than a
depressed Yankee businessman you’re kind
of great Clair you didn’t know that
number nine Lennie James the walking
dead Sonya no they don’t talk first
appearing briefly in seasons 1 and 3
Lennie James earned himself a recurring
role in AMC’s zombie series by the
show’s fifth year which gave audiences
considerably more opportunities to
process the characters new outlook on
life and certainly his inconsistent
southern accent wah-wah cuz all life is
precious down who knows what poor Morgan
went through out there in the wilderness
but does the art of Aikido not only
balance one’s perspective but also
change one’s accent well cos people
anything that has anywhere near me I’ll
kill him undoubtedly the Nottingham
England native Lennie James has done an
admirable job in the role but when you
notice that his accent becomes even more
pronounced during the most dramatic
moments it kind of takes you out of the
show he said that you want everything
that I have
Everlast ban number eight simon pegg big
nothing okey-dokey I’m gonna check that
with my supervisor real quick and I’m
gonna put you on hold for a black comedy
that’s based on a serial killer
slaughtering folks in the Pacific
Northwest there’s a touch of unexpected
humor as Simon Pegg horrific Li
slaughters his American accent how’d you
work that out
as a character Gus has plenty of snark
but the awkward dialogue reveals the
actor’s severe accent troubles as he
drifts between choppy English phrasing
and over emphasizing the last words and
sentences what do they care makes a
little nice and neat for him no messy
loose ends I bet good money they’ll be
all gosh darn it we done finally caught
us the Undertaker it’s like oh hey mate
watch me do my American accent Charlie
how could this be any worse
unsurprisingly it was a French director
and not a Native American guiding the
action so this accent probably wasn’t
entirely pegs fault do you have to be
Bar None the biggest loser I have ever
met in my life
I’m from Las Vegas number seven Chris
O’Dowd girls this has been great
isn’t it what an unexpected pleasure if
you’re only vaguely familiar with this
charming actor well you probably know
that he’s got one heck of an Irish
accent you know obviously I come from a
country which kind of suffered a lot of
suppression oppression of its own sort
and I think you know we can just assume
we’re Brits have been involved is going
to be something bad that’s Gaga even so
for lena Dunham’s HBO series mr. O’Dowd
was cast as Brooklynite Thomas John
later becomes Jess’s husband and let’s
just say that pillow talk was only part
of the problem first night we met
truthfully I thought that we’re gonna
have a threesome do with your friend
Marnie what’s up man
it’s not that O’Dowd doesn’t have the
performance background to nail an
American accent
he went to London’s Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art after all I’m sure you’ll
find a delicate way of explaining that
but sadly it’s just not working for him
in this role he came he saw and he came
again but sadly he did
conquer don’t do that don’t do that
number six
Ray Winstone the departed man what you
gonna do oh that’s the spirit with all
due respect to the iconic Martin
Scorsese and the brilliant film that
earned him an Oscar exactly as Ray
Winston’s character supposed to be do
you know me
no no but I’m the guy to tells you they
were guys you can hit and these guys you
can’t now that’s not quite a guy you
can’t hit but it’s almost a guy you
can’t hit well his nickname is Frenchie
and that’s because his last name is
French not because he’s a French
immigrant that somehow became a henchman
in the Boston underworld or is he well
these days um who’s reliable whether
it’s a well-placed zinger at the local
five-and-dime or a moment of reflection
with Jack Nicholson Scorsese and Winston
seem to be playing a joke on the
audience as the actor himself doesn’t
seem to come from anywhere in the US of
A what are you drinkin
a cranberry juice
why does he chew period number five
Colin Firth main street I would suggest
that next six months but the lease
should start now let’s be clear we love
Colin Firth and who can forget his
brilliant oscar-winning performance in
The King’s Speech however this turns out
I didn’t have to thank you for what
you’ve done
however in the very same year he gave us
that classic he produced perhaps the
most offensive southern accent ever in
John Doyle’s examination of a North
Carolina community when I came here I
found all these empty tobacco warehouse
I took pictures of them I sent the
pictures back to the powers that be they
got in touch with me and told me to try
to rent this warehouse as Gus Leroy
earth not only stars alongside the
affirmation to Orlando Bloom but also
produces an accent that bears no
resemblance to the unmistakable drawl of
a good old-fashioned southern gentleman
no one will be safe and time not you not
your aunt not me no to be honest birth
should have just gone over the top with
this one as it’s clear that he’s not in
character as the character but in
character as some bizarro world version
of himself feel so stupid maybe I better
come no please don’t
number four Jason Statham the one
mission a speak sir
I know what I got to do Jason Statham
had success with early roles in Guy
Ritchie’s Lock Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels and snatch and in those roles
Statham had something going for him his
accent you’re lucky we aren’t one photo
after your last performance we can
pretty much make anything sound awesome
with his natural voice but then he
landed a role as an apparently American
interdimensional agent in James Wong’s
the one this universe you know Nadia
don’t exist
nothing America the same woman now being
married to a different woman we say
apparently American because the accent
doesn’t quite change for the time
traveling MV a character my own design
highly modified in 590 and portable
system – 25 schmuck rhymes % to be fair
the narrative allows for a little wiggle
room but sadly this does appear to be
state thumbs version of an actual
American voice Evan punch just your
classic American bro sort of
so I’m next you’re the last
number three you and McGregor down with
love you’ve never heard of my book the
worldwide sensation down with love no
ma’am I have not in Payton Reed’s
exaggerated ode to the classic films of
Doris Day and Rock Hudson Ewan McGregor
stars as both catcher block and a
contrived character named zip Martin I
was saying thank you miss Novak you are
very understanding with the former the
actor utilized his natural Scottish
accent however for the latter it’s more
of a Southern drawl zip zip Martin major
zip Martin given the playful nature of
the narrative some may not find the tone
too upsetting but zip Martin doesn’t
exactly seem like a charming astronaut
he’s more like a character that’s been
underground for a few years
unfamiliar with how people actually
speak oh that’s low that’s catcher block
that’s how he operates Oh Barbara I’m so
sorry I just feel like such an easily
tricked head and considering McGregor’s
big fish roll the same year it’s clear
that he must not spend a whole lot of
time down south and I may not have much
but I have more determination than any
man you’re likely to meet number two
Gerard Butler law abiding citizen he
can’t move
but you feel everything it’s the story
of a man who loses everything except his
Scottish accent shoulda taken my deal
what judging by his performances
engineer Clyde Shelton directors don’t
always care about how Gerrard reads
lines per se just that he can speak them
and not sound completely ridiculous you
could have walked out of that quorum
with your head held high I could have
lived with that Nick yet in law abiding
citizen a film about a man out for
justice we really don’t know what the
crew was thinking when they allowed such
a blatantly non American accent to
persist I don’t think he likes me when
the character makes his grand statements
the film becomes even more of a joke
rather than just an unintentionally
hilarious production an unfortunate fate
that also befell Butler’s follow-up film
the bounty hunter duly noted
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions I think
we lost them I think we lost appeal let
me in at the next corner please so fill
me in Larimar could be misconstrued as
sexual harassment agent Hawkins the way
you’re pressing your thighs together
under the table
and the change in your breathing
and then your complexion my complexion
we’re flushed number one lee-evans
there’s something about Mary that’s what
you’re looking for is it the FATA in
perhaps one of the most hilarious films
of the past couple of decades one
particular accent stands out during a
revealing scene I hope you don’t think
I’d be a meddlesome it’s just that I
think you should be careful with this
guy that’s all it comes from Lee Evans
Tucker an apparent architect that has
formed a unique connection with the
beautiful marriage everything’s going to
be fine don’t worry Tucker why you two
never hooked up is beyond me only he’s
not quite what he seems
and once Pat Healy discovers the truth
norm v seemed it’s a voice that can’t be
heard in any American coffee house nor
anywhere in the country for that matter
I love bourbon what you heard me god
damn it
it’s a contrived anomaly that touches on
American bro talk and theater drama and
it’s just downright awful I’m a phony
just like you we’re not even mad we’re
just disappointed come on Lee you’re
better than this I’ve never even been to
Jersey
hey okay just take it easy do you agree
with our list what American accent do
you find the most troubling because if
you got something good that just means
that there’s someone who wants to take
it for more comedic top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com the company will decide
later today whether I can stay
you
thing a genuine sense of Americana
episode Oliver Twist it weird that
English welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 worst accents by
non-americans swiftly more pressing
matter to tackle first for this list
we’re focusing on the worst offenders
when it comes to producing disturbingly
unrealistic American accents you don’t
can hand him you understand to be clear
we’re not saying these are bad actors by
any means we’re just saying that these
particular accents didn’t quite cut it
then I find it highly prejudicial even
constitutionally offensive number 10
Orlando Bloom Elizabethtown are you
telling me that after three turns as the
Honourable Legolas in The Lord of the
Rings trilogy Orlando Bloom had not only
become a heartthrob but also a
legitimate movie star something cross
man I can feel it however when director
Cameron Crowe recruited him for
Elizabethtown it was for the role of an
American shoe designer can you imagine
an entire life wrapped up in a shoe it’s
not quite clear why the crew allowed him
to use this bizarre accent throughout
the movie and at times it even seems
that Kirsten Dunst is thoroughly
confused you know there is nothing
greater than deciding in your life that
things maybe really are black and white
as a result the film immediately falls
apart as the leading man searches for
the right tone from scene to scene
extending syllables for too long and
conveying hushed tones that come off
more as a nervous Englishman than a
depressed Yankee businessman you’re kind
of great Clair you didn’t know that
number nine Lennie James the walking
dead Sonya no they don’t talk first
appearing briefly in seasons 1 and 3
Lennie James earned himself a recurring
role in AMC’s zombie series by the
show’s fifth year which gave audiences
considerably more opportunities to
process the characters new outlook on
life and certainly his inconsistent
southern accent wah-wah cuz all life is
precious down who knows what poor Morgan
went through out there in the wilderness
but does the art of Aikido not only
balance one’s perspective but also
change one’s accent well cos people
anything that has anywhere near me I’ll
kill him undoubtedly the Nottingham
England native Lennie James has done an
admirable job in the role but when you
notice that his accent becomes even more
pronounced during the most dramatic
moments it kind of takes you out of the
show he said that you want everything
that I have
Everlast ban number eight simon pegg big
nothing okey-dokey I’m gonna check that
with my supervisor real quick and I’m
gonna put you on hold for a black comedy
that’s based on a serial killer
slaughtering folks in the Pacific
Northwest there’s a touch of unexpected
humor as Simon Pegg horrific Li
slaughters his American accent how’d you
work that out
as a character Gus has plenty of snark
but the awkward dialogue reveals the
actor’s severe accent troubles as he
drifts between choppy English phrasing
and over emphasizing the last words and
sentences what do they care makes a
little nice and neat for him no messy
loose ends I bet good money they’ll be
all gosh darn it we done finally caught
us the Undertaker it’s like oh hey mate
watch me do my American accent Charlie
how could this be any worse
unsurprisingly it was a French director
and not a Native American guiding the
action so this accent probably wasn’t
entirely pegs fault do you have to be
Bar None the biggest loser I have ever
met in my life
I’m from Las Vegas number seven Chris
O’Dowd girls this has been great
isn’t it what an unexpected pleasure if
you’re only vaguely familiar with this
charming actor well you probably know
that he’s got one heck of an Irish
accent you know obviously I come from a
country which kind of suffered a lot of
suppression oppression of its own sort
and I think you know we can just assume
we’re Brits have been involved is going
to be something bad that’s Gaga even so
for lena Dunham’s HBO series mr. O’Dowd
was cast as Brooklynite Thomas John
later becomes Jess’s husband and let’s
just say that pillow talk was only part
of the problem first night we met
truthfully I thought that we’re gonna
have a threesome do with your friend
Marnie what’s up man
it’s not that O’Dowd doesn’t have the
performance background to nail an
American accent
he went to London’s Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art after all I’m sure you’ll
find a delicate way of explaining that
but sadly it’s just not working for him
in this role he came he saw and he came
again but sadly he did
conquer don’t do that don’t do that
number six
Ray Winstone the departed man what you
gonna do oh that’s the spirit with all
due respect to the iconic Martin
Scorsese and the brilliant film that
earned him an Oscar exactly as Ray
Winston’s character supposed to be do
you know me
no no but I’m the guy to tells you they
were guys you can hit and these guys you
can’t now that’s not quite a guy you
can’t hit but it’s almost a guy you
can’t hit well his nickname is Frenchie
and that’s because his last name is
French not because he’s a French
immigrant that somehow became a henchman
in the Boston underworld or is he well
these days um who’s reliable whether
it’s a well-placed zinger at the local
five-and-dime or a moment of reflection
with Jack Nicholson Scorsese and Winston
seem to be playing a joke on the
audience as the actor himself doesn’t
seem to come from anywhere in the US of
A what are you drinkin
a cranberry juice
why does he chew period number five
Colin Firth main street I would suggest
that next six months but the lease
should start now let’s be clear we love
Colin Firth and who can forget his
brilliant oscar-winning performance in
The King’s Speech however this turns out
I didn’t have to thank you for what
you’ve done
however in the very same year he gave us
that classic he produced perhaps the
most offensive southern accent ever in
John Doyle’s examination of a North
Carolina community when I came here I
found all these empty tobacco warehouse
I took pictures of them I sent the
pictures back to the powers that be they
got in touch with me and told me to try
to rent this warehouse as Gus Leroy
earth not only stars alongside the
affirmation to Orlando Bloom but also
produces an accent that bears no
resemblance to the unmistakable drawl of
a good old-fashioned southern gentleman
no one will be safe and time not you not
your aunt not me no to be honest birth
should have just gone over the top with
this one as it’s clear that he’s not in
character as the character but in
character as some bizarro world version
of himself feel so stupid maybe I better
come no please don’t
number four Jason Statham the one
mission a speak sir
I know what I got to do Jason Statham
had success with early roles in Guy
Ritchie’s Lock Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels and snatch and in those roles
Statham had something going for him his
accent you’re lucky we aren’t one photo
after your last performance we can
pretty much make anything sound awesome
with his natural voice but then he
landed a role as an apparently American
interdimensional agent in James Wong’s
the one this universe you know Nadia
don’t exist
nothing America the same woman now being
married to a different woman we say
apparently American because the accent
doesn’t quite change for the time
traveling MV a character my own design
highly modified in 590 and portable
system – 25 schmuck rhymes % to be fair
the narrative allows for a little wiggle
room but sadly this does appear to be
state thumbs version of an actual
American voice Evan punch just your
classic American bro sort of
so I’m next you’re the last
number three you and McGregor down with
love you’ve never heard of my book the
worldwide sensation down with love no
ma’am I have not in Payton Reed’s
exaggerated ode to the classic films of
Doris Day and Rock Hudson Ewan McGregor
stars as both catcher block and a
contrived character named zip Martin I
was saying thank you miss Novak you are
very understanding with the former the
actor utilized his natural Scottish
accent however for the latter it’s more
of a Southern drawl zip zip Martin major
zip Martin given the playful nature of
the narrative some may not find the tone
too upsetting but zip Martin doesn’t
exactly seem like a charming astronaut
he’s more like a character that’s been
underground for a few years
unfamiliar with how people actually
speak oh that’s low that’s catcher block
that’s how he operates Oh Barbara I’m so
sorry I just feel like such an easily
tricked head and considering McGregor’s
big fish roll the same year it’s clear
that he must not spend a whole lot of
time down south and I may not have much
but I have more determination than any
man you’re likely to meet number two
Gerard Butler law abiding citizen he
can’t move
but you feel everything it’s the story
of a man who loses everything except his
Scottish accent shoulda taken my deal
what judging by his performances
engineer Clyde Shelton directors don’t
always care about how Gerrard reads
lines per se just that he can speak them
and not sound completely ridiculous you
could have walked out of that quorum
with your head held high I could have
lived with that Nick yet in law abiding
citizen a film about a man out for
justice we really don’t know what the
crew was thinking when they allowed such
a blatantly non American accent to
persist I don’t think he likes me when
the character makes his grand statements
the film becomes even more of a joke
rather than just an unintentionally
hilarious production an unfortunate fate
that also befell Butler’s follow-up film
the bounty hunter duly noted
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions I think
we lost them I think we lost appeal let
me in at the next corner please so fill
me in Larimar could be misconstrued as
sexual harassment agent Hawkins the way
you’re pressing your thighs together
under the table
and the change in your breathing
and then your complexion my complexion
we’re flushed number one lee-evans
there’s something about Mary that’s what
you’re looking for is it the FATA in
perhaps one of the most hilarious films
of the past couple of decades one
particular accent stands out during a
revealing scene I hope you don’t think
I’d be a meddlesome it’s just that I
think you should be careful with this
guy that’s all it comes from Lee Evans
Tucker an apparent architect that has
formed a unique connection with the
beautiful marriage everything’s going to
be fine don’t worry Tucker why you two
never hooked up is beyond me only he’s
not quite what he seems
and once Pat Healy discovers the truth
norm v seemed it’s a voice that can’t be
heard in any American coffee house nor
anywhere in the country for that matter
I love bourbon what you heard me god
damn it
it’s a contrived anomaly that touches on
American bro talk and theater drama and
it’s just downright awful I’m a phony
just like you we’re not even mad we’re
just disappointed come on Lee you’re
better than this I’ve never even been to
Jersey
hey okay just take it easy do you agree
with our list what American accent do
you find the most troubling because if
you got something good that just means
that there’s someone who wants to take
it for more comedic top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com the company will decide
later today whether I can stay
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