Writing in The Carpetbagger, The New York Times' Academy Awards blog, Melena Ryzik -- last seen trumpeting the Midtown Memphis nightlife scene -- notes that "Blind Side" star Sandra Bullock's accent in the movie has generated some controversy. Ryzik passes along a complaint she received from a Memphis reader:
"Just for the record, those of us here in Memphis are not necessarily impressed with Ms. Bullock's accent," Susanne Nan Bayes Koenig wrote to the Bagger recently to register a complaint. "She sounds like she is from Georgia, where the film was shot. Lovely woman, great work, two states off."What do my readers think about this? Does Bullock pull off the accent of her character, Leigh Anne Tuohy? Below, I am posting the official "Blind Side" trailer. Below that, I am posting some video of Tuohy being interviewed. Compare and contrast. And discuss.
Your first clip went south.
The actress' accent is underdone in spots, but then the real woman's accent is too flat in the "I's" and "eyes", a bit country hicky for Memphis today.
Thanks for the heads-up! I have replaced that clip with another one that works.
Susanne Nan Bayes Koenig, lovely lady no doubt, needs her hearing checked. Sandra Bullock sounds very close to Leigh Anne Tuohy. As for it being a "Georgia" accent, not correct. I lived in Georgia for 5+ years and the reason she thinks this is because of the speed -- not the sound -- at which Sandra Bullock delivers her lines.