10 best and worst British accents in film
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd; Pirates of the Caribbean; Finding Neverland A man who has perfected every kind of English accent going, from Finding Neverland ’s educated author to Sweeney Todd ’s disturbed singing barber, Depp’s bright shining moment remains the box-office juggernaut that is the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He modelled Captain Jack Sparrow on Keith Richards, and the performance was the best thing (and now the only good thing) about the films. We salute you. Angelina Jolie – Tomb Raider Following the immense success of the Tomb Raider games, the first job the filmmakers had was to find someone physically similar to the buxom goddess gamers had fallen in love with. Jolie looked ridiculously good in THAT outfit, but must have been cast for this reason alone. Her English accent was pretty shocking, leading to her being ousted from the proposed remake, which is presumably going to settle for a more authentic actress. The accent was brought out again for T...