10 Worst Ever Accent Fails In Film

10. Anne Hathaway – One Day

A lot has been said about the ability of British actors to do convincing American accents. That does not always hold true as will be revealed later on. But for many Americans coming over to the limey side of the pond the loveable British accent, in fact the dozens of varied accents, are a common pitfall.

The likely reason for this being that many Brits grow up with American shows on our TVs every day, whereas in America, British shows are often restricted to BBC America and PBS, or are simply remade.

Hathaway, bless her cotton socks, has tried the British accent out a couple of times with varied results. In One Day there is something unsettling about it. You almost expect there to be a twist at the end of the film where she reveals she was an American all along. Prior to that she played the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland, which was fine because she was part of a world where nothing makes sense anyway.

She is going to be back on the English accent once more playing the White Queen again in Alice Through The Looking Glass, set for release in 2016. And you really do want to believe that each time she does a film in an English accent, she will improve. 

At least she gets extra points for refusing to give in.