Basically, if the performer isn’t actually Irish, it’s terrible. I think the Daisy person in this article is the first one I’ve heard that didn’t make me cringe.
Iirc, Reedus’s accent isn’t quite as bad as Flannery’s, but that’s like saying 85 isn’t as hot as 90. I do think they were exaggerating everything in that film for comedic effect, but still. And with a name like Sean Patrick Flannery.
I love Keanu Reeves. But that accent was just. The worst. Even worse than Tom Cruise, and that’s saying something. What’s ironic is that Keanu’s mom is English!
Alexis Denisof on Buffy/Angel? Dude’s from Maryland, not England. Also Jason Isaacs and Shazad Latif on “Star Trek Discovery”. Isaacs is obviously from the UK but did a great general American accent. And Latif? I was hugely surprised to learn he’s from the UK, too, because his accent…
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