Far and Away: Cruise Killed It

Far and Away, Universal (1992)

Once every hundred thousand years or so, when the sun doth shine, and the moon doth glow, a potentially fantastic film is brought down by one accent. One, atrocious, off-putting, ear-searing pronunciation, has the power to topple entire films, regardless of the remaining cast’s stellar performance. The human eye has its issues with spotting faux fur, but a poor accent drills its way into the ear canal of the viewer, shattering the…