What’s Aged the Worst?
Ironside's accent; Clooney's inconsistent accent; Riley's son; Diane Lane's accent and character
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- Ironside's accent is rough; a real Massachusetts actor, or even someone making no accent attempt, would have been better, with Dickie Barrett suggested.
- Clooney's accent comes and goes and then disappears, and he never coordinated with Mastrantonio, while Walberg and John Hawks are committed to theirs.
- John C. Riley's son is a pet peeve: the dad talks about how much the kid means, and the kid just stares blankly; a counterpoint says an eight-year-old would be intimidated.
- Diane Lane's accent is called legendary and usually the first mentioned in worst-Boston-accent conversations, alongside Kevin Koster in 13 Days and Jeff Bridges in Blown Away.
- Diane Lane is loved, but she is called too beautiful for the role, and nobody in Massachusetts ever acted like that.
- A joke notes that both of these characters are named Chris, prompting a riff on Chrises from Massachusetts.
- The character lacks a real flaw beyond hating when her boyfriend goes fishing, which makes Bobby leaving hard to believe.
- The attempt is admired because the Boston accent is half attitude, but nothing about it feels authentic.
- Her lines read like Hallmark speeches, such as the curtains and pillows from J.C. Pennies, and she is compared to the wet-blanket girlfriend from a sports movie.