His accent in The Immitation Game

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siobanphotogirl — 11 years ago(January 07, 2015 01:30 AM)

Is he supposed to be Irish or Scottish in this film?
When I first heard him speak, he sounded Irish but then later he sounded more Scottish.
I didn't think he ever sounded English.
Did anyone else find his accent to be here and there/wishy-washy/undecided?

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Shimmer_Me_Timbers — 11 years ago(January 09, 2015 09:10 AM)

I thought he was trying to sound less Irish to fit in with the group because the accent was weird but it blew my mind when I found out he was supposed to be scottish lol

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someones_in_my_head — 11 years ago(January 09, 2015 07:30 PM)

I didn't think much about it until he started sounded Scottish toward the end. I may have been sidetracked by his added bulk. Was that real, or padding for the part?
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mee07405 — 11 years ago(January 18, 2015 03:08 PM)

For someone whom has set herself up as the arbiter of all things grammatical - you spelled "imitation" incorrectly. Thought you'd appreciate having that pointed out.

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TamTrum — 11 years ago(March 19, 2015 03:13 AM)

Occasionally I thought he was trying to sound American.da0 I did not get Scottish. But I was also wondering about the weight thing. Was that for the role?

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Andorra — 10 years ago(April 11, 2015 11:19 AM)

John Cairncross was Scottish. He was born in Lesmahagow, which is South East from Glasgow.
I thought Allen did the accent pretty well.