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  • Skinsbison1906
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    I'm reading online that Nigerian- Americans think his accent is terrible and oft-putting. I think Will Smith will get butts in the seats

  • postsonurface
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    Lets not forget Antonio Méndez. The MEXICAN who was behind the whole Argo plan to rescue the hostages but no, who gets to play him? Ben Affleck

  • KC Nwaneri
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    It's gonna be a bad day for the NFL when American mothers wake up and suddenly realize they can end this organization in a generation.

  • KC Nwaneri
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    Oh my. Will's accent is not like any Nigerian accent I've ever heard, and I should know since two particular Nigerians have been yelling at me since birth.

  • paul blake
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    I can tell you how the NFL will combat it. By using it's athletes to go on camera and say things like "it's my decision to suit up. If I suffer brain damage well that's on me". andfans will nod in approval, stuff pizza and beer in their stomach and root for their teams to knock the hell out of the other team.

  • Black Minimalist
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    Accent aside, I think that we may see an 'Ali'/'Pursuit of Happiness' type performance from Will with this one

  • MOTat18
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    As a white lady with most likely no black friends, let alone somebody from Nigeria, I'm not surprised you think he's doing a great accent. In essence, what he's done is a crappy version of a Kenyan accent which all American movies seem to have if it has something remotely African in it. But here's the thing: the guy was born in Nigeria. The accent is awful, and that may turn of some people. All throughout the trailer I was thinking "My people don't sound like that." It'll be worse in a feature-length film. I'll be looking out for it, but a negative first impression goes a long way…

  • bourne220
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    I'm African and i know his accent is way off. The only reason it'll work is because Will Smith is bankable and is so likeable. Still think they should have gone with maybe Chiwetel Ejiofor, Djimon Hounsou, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje or Idris Elba in this role.