This movie would have been far more convincing if Philip Seymour Hoffman and Minnie Driver hadn't opted for the worst kind of stereotypical Canadian accents. I'm Canadian and the first time they opened their mouths I couldn't help but laugh. I half expected that they would proceed to spend the rest of the movie hanging around Tim Hortons (a popular Canadian doughnut chain) and Swiss Chalet (ubiquitous Canadian restaurant specializing in chicken dishes) Hardly anyone I know ever says 'oot' for 'out' and 'aboot' for 'about'. They should have just copied the way everyone else was talking, since most of the rest of the cast was Canadian anyway. The story was compelling enough, but anyone who applauds the "realistic" accents used by the two leads has never been to Canada. Don't you just love it when a Canadian decides to rant a about how little non-Canadians know about Canada?
Review of Owning Mahowny
