Matt Damon, who carries the baggage of being Matt Damon. His baggage worked for him in this role,......
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He was okay, but as I said on another thread, Mattie should have spoken in a Southern drawl. So should the Texas Ranger played by Matt Damon, but I’m a stickler for stuff like that. I did like the movie even without the twangs.
Just as Gregory Peck wisely chose not to do a deep southern accent as Atticus Finch, Matt Damon, a Boston boy, did not attempt a Texas accent. Poorly done accents can be very distracting. Like Kim Darby’s haircut.