A Southern accent is nearly impossible for non-Southerners because most who attempt it devolve into a Foghorn Leghorn caricature. Also, for every Southern state, there are different accents within each, eg upstate vs. low country SC. It’s quite nuanced.
"So good" isn't how I'd describe his accent in this film by a long shot, and I say that as someone who grew up in Georgia. He was clearly angling for that coastal southern accent that barely exists anymore (what's left is mostly found in pockets around Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA - it's very much headed toward linguistic extinction) but it definitely, as you say, came out way more Foghorn Leghorn. There are definite moments his natural accent slips out in that film also. That said, it worked in this film because it's meant to be comedic and being cartoony was fine for the piece. I wouldn't be praising that accent for authenticity though. I love Daniel Craig in funny roles, though, so I'll forgive him. I don't think he was trying to mock southerners or was being nasty about it at any rate.
@telegramsam see I've lived in Texas almost all my life, and my brother was also saying the accent wasn't good.. but I loved it. It's obviously not a Texas accent, or even a common one you'd find in the South in general. My brother kept saying he was imitating foghorn leghorn. But to me it just sounds like a rare, non-rhotic southern accent.. which happens to be similar to foghorn leghorn and which is way more interesting than something more common and a lot funnier to me. I imagine it's also easier for a British person to do a non-rhotic southern accent
I thought Daniel Craig sounded Welsh at times with a sprinkling of Swedish. Definitely from the Sean Connery/Roger Moore school where they are themselves in everything they do and avoid accents. Trouble is I can "see" Daniel acting, I never get lost in the character.
True, I've heard accents similar to his. Some old folks in Georgia will have something like it. His character is over the top so his accent can be over the top bad and still work. I've heard a lot of actors fake the ole generic southern accents and it usually just pisses me off because it's so atrocious and actually offensive, especially when Brits do it AND even play historical characters! Insanity.. I mean Hollywood won't dare have southern actors play New Yorkers. But there's are a couple that really surprised me. I recall a Brit and Aussie that did them well. That Morgan guy from The Walking Dead was pretty good and the girl from The Ozarks was pretty dang good too..but of course you can always tell when a local steps on screen. So much flavor in a thick accent. If you can find it, there's a fantastic video clip on here that's from the 1950's where it's a classroom full of women from basically every state in the U.S. giving examples of their accents. It's really neat. It's a shame accents are fading. @@telegramsam
I want to know which type of southern accent did he use. At first I thought it might be virginian, but my friend thinks is Louisiana just because he's french
Lmao yea his accent would sometimes switch between southern and english. He’s still an amazing actor though and (besides the accent lol) did amazing in the movie :)
I'm 20 minutes into Knives Out and came here to find out what the s#!77!ng hell he was thinking, and why the director allowed this abomination to occur. Not sure I can continue with the film as that accent is really distracting from being absorbed by the storyline.
Benoit Blanc: [to Marta] I spoke in the car about the hole at the center of this doughnut. And what you and Harlan did that fateful night seems, at first glance, to fill that hole perfectly. A doughnut hole in a doughnut’s hole. But we must look a little closer. And when we do, we see that the doughnut hole has a hole in its center. It is not a doughnut hole, but a smaller doughnut with its own hole, and our doughnut is not holed at all!
Everyone who reads this, i got to see one of those early sneek peeks of the movie!! Very good movie and well done. for a first movie after endgame I think Chris did very well on picking his first project to come out. It is original, new material for sure. I loved this movie. This is definitely proof that Chris Evans doesn't need Marvel to keep his career going. He is a very good actor.
I hate these interviews where they don't even talk about the film, they just get some 20 year old to ask "If you could be a dog, what breed would you be?" or "Would you rather fight a hundred duck sized James Bonds or one James Bond sized duck?"
I didn't read the comments, and I love his part but that accent is terrible. It's very aristocratic and plantation. I'm from. The south but it felt so forced.
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The interviewer is terrible!! There is such a palpable "wtf is she doing?!" After each of her questions its embarrassing to watch. Thank goodness the actors are all great people and we're kind to her completely greenhorn interview questions
Daniel's character accent is interesting. It is subjective as to wether he nailed it or not and people say he did well whilst others say he didnt quite get it.
I have the mental age of 9, can I get a job as an interviewer with this company? I've got great questions about their favorite smurf and pancake toppings.
Watched this last night and loved it. Searched for interviews because was really interested in the themes eg Craig playing a traditional British trope but from a US perspective and Curtis playing successful child of successful father (something she knows something about) and the question was “what type of doughnut would you be?” - Surely that’s pretty disrespectful to the actors?
Yes Don Johnson is very good in this film. Wonderful that Don has achieved great success in two recent films "The Book Club" and now "Knives Out". Also hard to believe that Don Johnson will be 70 on the 15th of December.
His southern accent was actually spot-on, just VERY VERY thick. Definitely a deep Louisiana/Mississippi drawl, but you can tell he had to punch it in order to get it. If he had kept the same pronunciation and that slow drawl and just pulled back a little bit and made it softer it would have passed fine, but it was only distracting because of how HEAVY it sounded
Chris Kim Clearly did a good job judging by reviews from the public AND those who are paid to professionally review movies. But ok Chris, you’re the linguist
