OPINION Best and Worst representations of accents in film/tv based on where you're from

[AP3.0]

I hope the title makes sense but what are the films/shows that ya'll feel that are based on where you're from that did a good or bad job of properly representing that area?

For me, one of the best would have to go to "Treme". Now it helps they had a ton of locals with some recurring roles to help balance out the folks that arent from here, but I thought Khandi Alexander, while her accent wasn't the best, her portrayal of someone in NOLA after Katrina was fucking top notch. Even the white actors they had did very commendable jobs.

One of the worst? @Goldie ?? said it in another thread but Denzel in Deja Vu lol. Homie the goat but yea...could've blindfolded me, had Jay Pharaoh do an impersonation, and I wouldnt be able to tell the difference.

Bow Wow in that hurricane movie was also pretty shitty

 

[Hater Hearst Helmsley]

Every time someone does a Texas accent in a movie or show it’s overly exaggerated. I haven’t heard a good one yet.

 

[AP3.0]

Every time someone does a Texas accent in a movie or show it’s overly exaggerated. I haven’t heard a good one yet.

what about Friday night lights?

 

[Maza Yanga]

Whitley voice was annoying as hell.

 

[Goldie]

I remember @AP21 had an issue with shorty's accent on Ozark. I thought it was pretty spot on.... granted idk where Ozark is located, but if I had to guess, that's how they sound.

 

[figo]

Everything

 

[AP3.0]

I remember @AP21 had an issue with shorty's accent on Ozark. I thought it was pretty spot on.... granted idk where Ozark is located, but if I had to guess, that's how they sound.

I ain't never been to Missouri, so in hindsight, maybe I was bugging

I also don't plan on ever going there so she might sound just like them

 

[Goldie]

 

[Word....Life]

There’s a scene in Half Baked where Mary Jane and Thurgood (Dave Chappelle) were on a “date” walking down tha street and he asks her if she wanted a hot dog and tha way she says hot dog is a super exaggerated NY accent...like hot duwog...and that shit always aggravated me lol

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

Do we have to pick solely on accents we know or can we just name shitty ones.

 

[Mister]

Everything

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Classic!

 

[OhMars]

There’s a scene in Half Baked where Mary Jane and Thurgood (Dave Chappelle) were on a “date” walking down tha street and he asks her if she wanted a hot dog and tha way she says hot dog is a super exaggerated NY accent...like hot duwog...and that shit always aggravated me lol

If it helps,I think she was doing it on purpose. Kinda mocking his cheap ass hot dog suggestion.

 

[Rubato]

No Rosie Perez mention yet wow

 

[OhMars]

No Rosie Perez mention yet wow

Isn't she actually from New York? That's just how she's talks right

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips
Al Pacino in Scarface

 

[Rubato]

Isn't she actually from New York? That's just how she's talks right

Yea I know

That don’t make it ok

 

[Cock Mcstuffins]

Jason's Lyric would've made people think that we folks in Houston sound like sharecroppers

 

[Suckio Andretti]

Every time someone does a Texas accent in a movie or show it’s overly exaggerated. I haven’t heard a good one yet.

 

[CeLLar-DooR]

Jamaican accents are usually quite bad but Will Smith on Concussion was turble

 

[Infamous114]

My girl says this dude's accent was TERRIBLE