Worst Movie Accents

10) Sean Connery in "The Untouchables" - A tough Irish cop dedicated to bringing down the mob in prohibition-era Chicago. All very well except he's quite obviously Scottish.

9) Sean Connery in "The Hunt For Red October" - A hard-nosed Russian submarine captain. Still Scottish.

8) Nicolas Cage in "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" - Sounds like one of the Inglourious Basterds (in that scene at the end). Wrong.

7) Kevin Costner in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" - The only American to ever set foot in Sherwood Forest in a story which is supposed to take place before America was even born. Work that one out.

6) Keanu Reeves in "Dracula" - Who is the genius that thought this one up? Keanu as in Englishman? Hysterical.

5) Sean Connery in "Highlander" - Supposed to be a Spaniard of some kind. Still Scottish.

4) George Clooney in "Batman and Robin" - Not really an accent but merits mention just for the sheer lack of effort on Clooney's part to change his voice. At all. Him saying "Hi Freeze, I'm Batman" will be etched onto my brain for as long as I live.

3) Charlie Hunnam in "Green Street Hooligans" - When hiring someone to play a roughneck football hooligan, probably best to get someone who can do the accent first and foremost. A total atrocity from start to finish and he's a bloody British actor! Poor form sir, poor form.

2) Don Cheadle in "Ocean's Eleven" - Almost made the top spot for the sheer fact that most Americans think this is a dead-on cockney accent. Friends, it is not even close. It is, in fact, shit. Why you wouldn't have him either A) do it in his normal accent or B) have a Black British person play that part is beyond me. Redeemed only by the fact that Cheadle is one of the best actors around.

1) John Malkovich in "Rounders" - The very reason I decided to make this list. Last night I found myself re-watching Rounders (a very good, underrated, film) and sitting in open-mouthed awe at the absolute butchering taking place before my eyes. If I were Russian, I'd seriously consider legal action. Kudos to anyone in a scene with him for not p*ssing themselves laughing. The last bit where Malkovich says "geeeaaaaave heeeeaaaam heeeeeaaaas meeeeaaaaaany" is just amazing. Bravo, sire. Bravo.

JB.