This piece from Far Out Magazine looks at a recurring problem in film performances: actors delivering otherwise strong work that is undermined by an unconvincing accent. It argues that accents are one of the trickiest technical demands placed on actors, since a poor one breaks the audience's suspension of disbelief and can make an entire performance feel inauthentic, even when the acting itself is otherwise skilled.

The article runs through several examples, including Don Cheadle's much-mocked British accent in "Ocean's Eleven" (later referenced as an in-joke in "Ocean's Thirteen"), Ewan McGregor struggling to sound convincingly Southern American in "Big Fish", and Brad Pitt's vaguely European inflection as Achilles in "Troy", which the piece contrasts with the all-American approach taken in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey". John Malkovich's French accent in "Dangerous Liaisons" is also mentioned as the list continues beyond the extract provided.