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...driven you round the bend." Nick's only ally is the chief's son Danny (Nick Frost, also from Shaun of the Dead), a Marmaduke-like patrolman whose love of American action films makes him think of Nick as Martin Riggs and Marcus Burnett combined, but with a nicer accent...
...times, the caricatures did not quite work. The actors occasionally seemed to take it too seriously. Undine’s supposedly Spanish hubby (Duke) had mannerisms that were successfully affected, but his (Spanish? French? Italian? Made-up?) accent was incomprehensible. Nonetheless, other roles, such as those played by Jennifer C. Sullivan ’09, were out of this world...
...Odyssey” theme. But all expectations for a substantial movie are dashed when the screen cuts to Conway whining out a bed-top soliloquy. Here, we see the film for the Malkovich-a-thon it really is. Malkovich delivers a glib tour-de-force in which no fake accent is left unspoken, nor effeminate garment or cosmetic unworn. The radical variation in behavior is meant to highlight how little both Conway and his rubes knew of Kubrick, but it overtakes all other aspects of the film. Malkovich’s extreme performance almost redeems the film, but ultimately only...
...Talladega Nights, Ferrell and Baron Cohen exchange a long, firm kiss, after which Baron Cohen says, in his faux-French accent, "You taste of America." That's Ferrell's appeal. He's us, and U.S.: a bully and a sweetie, deranged and good-natured, a jerk and a hero. He's the American taste: burgers and fries, supersized...
...brilliant premise and not entirely subscriber-friendly, with scenes and language that would bring a litany of viewer warnings on sbs. But there is also something bracingly therapeutic in Cowell's frequently funny spree. Audiences will also notice that CHAD is played by Toby Schmitz with an American accent, and encoded in the drama is a political critique of Australia's relationship with the U.S., but one that doesn't follow the usual President Bush-bashing. "Well, America's our CHAD at the moment," says Cowell. "And it's not their fault, it's ours. That's what the play...