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I was just flipping through a few channels and I noticed quite a few non U.S. actors affecting American accents.

I was wondering... How do you guys (in all countries) feel about non-US actors adopting US accents?

Do you think they are any good?

Fair enough if they do a good job. But then again, why should they have to 'mimic' a US accent?

We've had lots of movies where mixed input/ accents work really well - a good international movie.

Some actors I can think of using US accents...
(just a few)

Anthony Hopkins
Russel Crowe
Sam Neil
Catherine Z Jones
Mel Gibson

Heck, when I started typing, I remembered quite a few more.

Suppose being around it all the time I never really notice an accent unless maybe deep south or New York, Boston types. But in most of the Western States I really don't notice any difference in speech. If you hear it then it's usually because they're not from the Western area anyways.

Don't British people using American accents, kind of stand out though?

lol @ your sig driv :neener:

I'm often shocked to find out that some actors really aren't American (and vice versa). I guess that's the idea of acting to begin with. There are lots of talented actors on both sides of the puddle that do incredibly well.

I just watched Across The Universe and had no idea Bono was in it until he started singing (I thought it was Lemmy from Motörhead at first! ) -- and his American accent was spot-on!

I'm from NJ, though, and worked in NYC -- yet even The Sopranos accents are a bit much for me!


PS:

what about nicole kidman? nice person, and all that, but i find her american accent irritating, and i'm not even american.