Costner's accent is horrible
Its like a mix between Forrest Gump and Chief Wiggum from The Simpsons.
shareGreat comparison! I thought Kevin Costner's voice was supposed to be a joke at first, but no one (but me) laughed. His performance was good, but the accent sounded like a parody.
shareI couldn't believe how bad his accent was, it was laughable. At the football game, I thought he called his son "Spot." I was thinking 'isn't that a dog's name?" LOL!
Costner really overdid it and it took away from his scenes. I would rather him just use his normal voice than attempt that crap again.
Indeed. It makes you wonder how it got that far. Presumably Costner had a voice couch and was encouraged by the director to speak that way.
shareI am a big Kevin Costner fan and I never give him a bad word, but I will admit that I thought his accent was a little too strong at the start of the movie, but as the movie got going it seemed like his accent was more natural and more relaxed! So I'll say it struck me as too strong at first, but overall he did a very good job as it got better after the first couple scenes!
"It's a hell of a thing killin a man, you take all he's got and all he's ever gunna have"
I agree. I think it would have worked better if he wouldn't have poured it on so strong at first. I was not bothered by it at all while the movie went along, though.
Frank: Just a man.
Harmonica: An ancient race.
I agree. The movie was rather enjoyable but Costner's accent brought it down a notch.
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