"Wild Mountain Thyme"
Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan in "Wild Mountain Thyme."
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  • Irish people are roasting Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt’s accents after the trailer for their new Ireland-set romance “Wild Mountain Thyme” was released. 
  • Viewers were especially confused by how Dornan, who is from Northern Ireland, managed to get his accent so wrong. 
  • People were also confused by the film’s period-setting as the character’s costumes conflicted with the locations, which suggested that the film could be set anywhere between 1920-2020. 
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The first trailer for Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt’s new Ireland-set romance “Wild Mountain Thyme” was released yesterday. Unfortunately, the cast’s local accents haven’t gone down well with people actually hailing from Ireland.

Based on playwright John Patrick Shanley’s 2014 Broadway production “Outside Mullingar” (he also writes and directs the adaptation), “Wild Mountain Thyme” is a classic romance that follows Rosemary Muldoon, a strong-willed farmer played by London-born actor Emily Blunt who is smitten with her neighbor Anthony Reilly played by Dornan.

The internet was particularly perplexed by how Jamie Dornan, who is from Northern Island, managed to get his accent so wrong.

One person on Twitter posted a picture of the 38-year-old actor from the set of the film with the caption: “BREAKING Jamie Dornan To Be Tried At The Hague,” referencing the International Court of Justice in Holland.

Another Twitter user said that Dornan’s accent was so poorly executed that it sounded like “an American playing an Irish man.”

Even the official Twitter account for Dublin airport chimed in asking whether there was an official "accent police" to convict everyone involved in this mess for their crimes against the Republic of Ireland.

Meanwhile, Insider Lifestyle Editor Kiara Keane — who is Irish — said: "I had to turn the trailer off about three seconds in because [the accents] were so bad."

People also seemed to be confused by the film's shaky aesthetic as the costumes on display suggest that the film could easily be set in the 1920s, but the appearance of modern cars and a shot of the character's visiting modern-day New York City suggest a 21st-century love story.

Despite all the heavy criticism, the film did manage to find some support from the Irish embassy in the US who defended the film tweeting: "To be fair, Irish accents are hard (we struggle with them at times). But otherwise, #WildMountainThyme looks great."

Christopher Walken, also adopting a questionable Irish accent, stars alongside Jon Hamm who is thankfully using his natural American accent.

You can check out the controversial trailer here:

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