Anyone watching this on Ch 4 - or seen it before?
Just what sort of accent is he supposed to have? Every scene it seems to be different. Seemed to start off as scouse, then Irish, then Yorkshire and then Scottish. Fully expect him to come out with a Dick Van Dyke style cocker-nee. Bizarre.
Edit: sorry, meant to say what sort of accent is Russell Crowe supposed to have?
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Charlie Booker on the other hand sorry channel is doing his usual great job of laying into anybody and everybody...
Russell Crowe received criticism from the British media for his variable accent during the film. Empire said his accent was occasionally Scottish,[47] while Total Film thought there were also times when it sounded Irish.[48] Mark Lawson, while interviewing Crowe on BBC Radio 4, suggested there were hints of Irish in his accent, which angered Crowe who described this as "bollocks".[49][50][51]
The original script called "Nottingham" had the sherrif of Nottingham as the protagonist who was investigating a bunch of murders. It becomes clear that a bandit called Robin the hood is a chief suspect but the sherrif slowly learns that he's being framed. The writer had researched medieval investigation techniques to put in the script to make it as authentic as possible.
Then Ridley Scott got hold of the script and Crowe who was originally attached said he wouldn't do it unless Scott directed. Ridley Scott took one look at the script and ordered a rewrite asking where all the bows and arrows and merry men were. Terrible shame.