It's really dreadful. Painfully so.
He's a good actor overall, but, oof, his accent in the Oceans films is beyond bad.
I'll never understand why they didn't cast Lennie James as Basher.
Any Brits have an opinion on it?
Yeah I'm a Londoner.
His mockney accent is a disgrace.
Question for you: There's plenty of British actors & actresses who can pull off very good American accents, but in your opinion are there any American actors/actresses who you think have pulled off a decent British accent? Johnny Depp seemed to have a passable one in "From Hell" and everyone says Gillian Anderson does a spot on Thatcher in "The Crown."
shareIf you think this is bad, you should check out Brion James dreadful cockney accent in Tango and Cash.
As for US actors who can do English convincingly, the first time I saw Spinal Tap I was convinced Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer were English. At the time they were not known in the UK. Had me fooled.
I'd completely forgotten about the Spinal Tap crew! Yes, excellent British accents. Guest's father was British so that gave him a bit of an advantage, but McKean and Shearer are both very American.
shareAlessandro Nivola is one American actor who can. He is extremely talented with accents. ๐๐
shareOff the top of my head, Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love.
shareHis poor accent just proves he's not as great as everyone thinks he is.
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