Worst Irish accents in film: ‘My dad looked physically pained’

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They may be Oscar winners, but some actors’ attempts at Irish accents are so bad it’s physically painful, according to one film reviewer.

They may be Oscar winners, but some actors’ attempts at Irish accents are so bad it’s physically painful.

That’s according to movie reviewer Sue Murphy after Irish author Marian Keyes begged for her TV adaptation to use authentic Irish accents.is being adapted into a Netflix series and she said earlier today she hopes the show hits the mark on accents.Ms Keyes’ fears are not irrational, as Ms Murphy notes cinema’s long history of American and British actors failing to capture the voice of the Irish.

Presenter Andrea Gilligan’s worst experience of a failed Irish accent is Julia Robert’s performance as Kitty Kiernan inMs Murphy said Roberts actually trained to perfect the accent – but just couldn’t get the hang of it.Brad Pitt also tried his hand at one of the trickier Irish accents in“He was another person that went to train,” Ms Murphy said. “He went to Belfast to make sure he would nail the accent.

Ms Murphy pointed out that not all actors fail to imitate the Irish, such as Daisy Edgar Jones in the 2020 TV series, where many were shocked to learn the London actress did not from the west of Ireland.

 

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