FILMVETTER reviews Xmastime slice
Thirteen Days and rightfully dings Costner for his stupid fucking accent:
Thirteen Days is the historically inaccurate drama of the Cuban Missile Crisis told through the eyes of former JFK advisor Kenny O’Donnell, who most historians agree was more of a gofer and pal than a policy force. While it is not unreasonable to inflate the involvement of a tertiary character in historical drama, if you’re going to make stuff up, then do it smart. Make O’Donnell from Delaware, so Costner doesn't have to butcher an accent.
YES, I know what you're thinking: Marley doesn't have an original thought in his tiny, empty head and has shamelessly
lifted his thesis from Xmastime circa four years ago:
Costner's accent. For fuck's sake...in this flick he's playing Kennedy adviser Kenny O'Donnell. Kenny O'Donnell...does anyone have any idea how Kenny O'Donnell talked in real life? Is his speech pattern/accent Cosell-esque; ie ingrained in us so much that an actor would have to try to imitate it? Anyone whipping out their Ken O'Donnell imitations at dinner parties? For fuck's sake Kevin you're not playing one of the Kennedys; I can fucking promise you there's not a single person watching the movie that is thinking "hey, waaaaaaaiit a minute...THAT'S not how Kenny O'Donnell talked! This is bullshit!!"
Could've just talked normally, nobody would've cared.
But before you run off thinking such a thing and get miffed at Marley you need to remember that I am also about a foot taller than him, so. Cough.
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