Sean Connery (The Hunt For Red October)
The Hunt for Red October would not be half as good without Sean Connery, so let’s get that out of the way. Is everyone on the same page as to the fact that he is completely miscast as the Soviet Union’s most experienced submarine commander? Even if Sean Connery were able to pull off the role of Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius successfully, his thick Scottish accent stands out like a sore thumb among the other characters on board his submarine. Because he’s Sean Connery, no one will hold it against Connery.
Sean Connery (The Hunt For Red October)
Anthony Hopkins (The Human Stain)
In The Human Stain, Wentworth Miller (Prison Break) plays Coleman’s younger self, making it even more difficult to accept Hopkins’ portrayal of a Jewish black man, complete with British accent. As a light-skinned black man, Miller is much more convincing, but the fact that he and Hopkins have no resemblance at all only compounds the problem. At the very least, Hopkins is an excellent actor, and his performance would be enjoyable if he weren’t so miscast.
Anthony Hopkins (The Human Stain)
