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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Watched House of Gucci. I thought it was actually a pretty good film, especially during the 2nd half. Great performances by most characters. Pacino was excellent. Still not sure what to think about Leto, but he had some nice humorous moments. The forced Italian accents really threw me off at some points (especially for my wife who has ESL) but I guess it allowed for a wider audience to view the film and give at an 'authentic' feel, rather than using entirely Italian actors.
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We need to go easier on actors when they do accents.
The alternative is Catherine the Great on HBO, a story about a German-born Russian empress in which everyone is British.
Accents add texture a performance.
Imagine a Sopranos where nobody is doing an Italian accent. It would suck.
Imagine if Idris Elba just spoke in his natural British speaking voice as Stringer Bell.
Inspector Clouseau is funny because Peter Sellers is doing a ridiculous accent (among many other things). It doesn’t matter that nobody in France talks like that - Clouseau does, and it feels real.
Lady Gaga’s accent works in the context of the movie - her character is a vapid, vicious gold digger- she should sound like that in any accent.
Adam Driver’s accent works - it doesn’t need to be dialectically accurate. It fits the character.
At the end of the day, they’re pretending. Your brain gets what they’re doing - go with it.