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Her accent is terrible!

posted 8 years ago by bpollen
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I feel like I'm in a surreal land. I wanna shout, "The emperor has no clothes on!" as everyone around seems to be giving Portman outlandish accolades for her accent & portrayal of Jackie.

Her accent is the worst imitation of Jackie I've ever heard! It truly is. Have these other people never heard Jackie? The sounds coming out of Portman's mouth sound like she's got a serious medical condition. Jackie was merely really feminine and spoke with a soft voice. Other than that, she spoke like a normal person!

I think it's just that Portman is popular right now, so people seem to think more highly of her work, just because they like her.

[–] Lacecap (19) 7 years ago

I didn't care for her accent either. For the most part, I think she failed in trying to sound like Jackie. I was quite surprised that so many thought otherwise.

[–] fizzgigirl (8) 7 years ago

I think she tried too hard and it came off fake and wooden.