Bad Boston Accent Alert

30 Rock producer Robert Carlock stands behind Julianne Moore's Boston accent, claiming: "I know people who sound like that. Take the train." [Hat tip to my friend Laura for the link.] Um.... no. Let's go to the tape:

I'm a Boston native, and I have NEVER heard anyone who sounds like that. It's like she's an alien from another planet, dropped into Boston and trying desperately to imitate a Boston accent, but failing miserably because her mouthparts just can't handle human language. For a real Boston accent in a movie, look no further than Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (he lays the verbal beatdown around the one minute mark):

How do you like THEM apples?? Anyway, Moore's accent is like Peter Sellers' French accent in the Pink Panther movies: hilarious despite (or perhaps because of) its complete disconnect from reality.