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[wickedflea]

I'm watching Sling Blade again, and I can say that, in general, it's bullshit. There are parts of it I love, but so much of the dialogue and acting would make the pope weep. I hate supposedly realistic but ultimately overblown and false depictions of the South.

I'm curious--those Southerners out there: what movies do you think get it right?

edit: OK, it's a good and touching movie. But some of it bugs the shit out of me.

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Fargo

[iltamies.livejournal.com]

The movie "Fargo" is a good example of over-doing it too. Being originally from the Mid-west, specifically Wisconsin/Minnesota, I know that it's a bunch of crap. Although it did take a couple weeks for me to stop saying "Oh Jeez" when I moved to California.

Re: Fargo

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Heh--I've heard a lot of similar objections to that movie. People who would know have told me that Frances McDormand's accent is particularly bad. It's funny, though--with Coen brothers movies, I don't really expect authenticity, you know? Same with O, Brother. It's set in Mississippi and is totally over the top in terms of accents and such, but it doesn't really bother me.