Natalie's accent
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dngynbdy — 11 years ago(November 29, 2014 07:50 PM)
I think she did fine. Some irony: she beat out Keira Knightley for the role and sometimes, I thought Keira was in the movie! On the other hand, Keira and countryman Daniel Craig played Americans in the movie "The Jacket." Daniel did okay passing for an American but Keira had trouble getting it right. She frequently sounded like she had a cold or a very scratchy throat. I've seen several episodes of House and Hugh does a great job getting away with an American accent.
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Chalice — 11 years ago(April 02, 2015 03:34 PM)
I'm English and her accent is fine, if a little slowly delivered.
Agreed - I'm English too, South-East in fact which is where her accent is supposed to come from. This was the first film I ever saw Natalie Portman in (no Star Wars for me) and I didn't even realise she wasn't English, just thought she was a bit posh.
And Gwyneth Paltrow's accent in Sliding Doors is great too.
Those who think you're insane for dancing can't hear the music. -
Pistolpete332010 — 10 years ago(June 29, 2015 08:36 PM)
Another great point.
I'm sure if most people first experience with Portman was this movie they wouldn't have thought otherwise regarding her accent.
It goes the exact same way with British actors who are somewhat known but not necessarily A-list stars. Easy to be fooled when you have no reference to judge by. -
Pistolpete332010 — 10 years ago(June 29, 2015 08:34 PM)
Think this is the biggest overlooked aspect of doing an accent, especially an American imitating a Brit (Girls over here do it all the time, it's become an obnoxious fad in the last few years). Anyway, the cadence of British accents is generally a bit quicker than most American accents (barring a Brooklyn and other varying NY accents).
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andrew_singleton — 10 years ago(May 17, 2015 03:54 AM)
I'm English and I thought she sounded authentic. I thought it was as good as Paltrow or Jolie both of whom I prefer to hear speaking with an English accent rather than their own regular one!
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Corrette — 9 years ago(June 26, 2016 02:04 PM)
I find it curious and ironic that the people who have found fault with Portman's British accent are not themselves British, while the Brits who have commented here say that they thought her accent was very good!
As for the poster who criticised the American accents of Australian actors, what about Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce, Mel Gibson, Kate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Russell Crowe, Rachel Griffiths and Yvonne Strahovski, to name just a few? -
bobbiwibble — 9 years ago(September 30, 2016 04:28 PM)
As a Brit (South East England) I thought she did a stellar job but I do think that concentrating on an accent is an extra that can hold an actor/ actress back, and that it halted her emoting skills, most definitely in the underground scene