Pete's Accent! What the hah?

Rating: 6/10 (9 June 2006)

Not going into the finer points of the film, I quite liked it, but nothing world-changing.
What ruined the whole experience for me was the accent of the Pete character, who looked the part but sounded awful! I'm going to say that again, the accent was absolutely dreadful! According to the info the actor playing him is a Geordie so (although the two accents are very different) presumably he's heard a Londoner speak before. Apparently replicating it was another thing.
At times he sounds American, at times he sounds Australian, at times he sounds like an American trying to put on an Australian accent. When I watch him closely I can see him using all his might trying to articulate the words as a West Ham fan might- and fails all the same. If it hadn't ruined the film it would be funny.