Fast & Furious 8: 23 WTF Moments In The Fate Of The Furious

10. Helen Mirren's Accent

Fast 8 Helen Mirren
Universal

As great as it is to have Helen Mirren playing a character in this franchise - and honestly, the idea of her being the matriarch of a sprawling British crime family is just glorious - her performance leaves a lot to be desired.

She has apparently been watching Eastenders for inspiration - not only for the characterisation of her villain, who is pure Peggy Mitchell - but also for her mockney accent, which feels somewhere between Dick Van Dyke and nails down a blackboard.

She'd be great in a spin-off with her sons, but jesus, she needs to calm that accent down. Particularly since Owen Shaw was never that broad.

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