Forest Whitaker is an Oscar-winning actor who can effortlessly turn his hand to mean monarchs. But a convincing British accent? Not so much. And while there is much to admire in Neil Jordan’s The Crying Game, Whitaker’s kidnapped British soldier Jody does not distinguish himself in the vocal department. His “Why didja sting me Mista Scorpion?” speech, albeit nothing short of compelling when it comes to drama, is pretty much laugh-out-loud funny however else you want to slice it. In fact, on reflection, the spoiler alert shouldn’t have been “she’s a he,” but more, “that’s not British but something far stranger.”
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