Matt Damon's French and Russian in the Bourne Movies (granted, not accents but actual lines in the languages) was pretty laughable too - for a character that's supposed to be a really good spy anyway.
So, yeah, I think depending on the actors, it can be hit or miss. Still, I guess it depends what your story can support. It'd be nice if actors could just use whatever accent they have naturally... like, maybe we could have had a Scottish Tenth Doctor with David Tennant... but, then if it doesn't make sense for the story, then it doesn't make sense, I guess.
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Date: 2013-02-21 10:51 pm (UTC)So, yeah, I think depending on the actors, it can be hit or miss. Still, I guess it depends what your story can support. It'd be nice if actors could just use whatever accent they have naturally... like, maybe we could have had a Scottish Tenth Doctor with David Tennant... but, then if it doesn't make sense for the story, then it doesn't make sense, I guess.