Robert Pattinson has become a much more universally respected actor than he was during his Twilight days, but that doesn't mean he doesn't still encounter some hiccups.

A clip from his new film The Devil All The Time began circulating on Twitter today due to Pattinson appearing to cycle through several iterations of "cliché southern accent" in one minute. In the film, Pattinson plays a southern preacher who sexually abuses young girls. The widely-circulated clip features a tense standoff between him and Tom Holland, who has a gun pointed at him. It would be very dramatic if it were not for Pattinson's ridiculous accent.

TDATT SPOILERS----gOdDaMniT bOythe way preston talks and acts here made me laugh so hard like man is acting like a 5 year old child who didn't get his candies why is he so fucked up pic.twitter.com/sit7sZjfRn

— sophie stans arvin russell (@chaospcrkers) September 17, 2020

In a recent article in Insider, the film's director, Antonio Campos said Pattinson was adamantly against using a dialect coach, preferring to attempt to suss out the character's accent himself. "(Pattinson) would be like, ‘I’m gonna do this thing, and that thing, with a little bit of this,'" he said. "I’d rather have someone come with something weird that’s a choice than something that isn’t thought out. So I knew he would come with something interesting."

"Interesting" is certainly a way to describe Pattinson's accent, but Twitter was a little more biting in their jokes about the clip.

Rob Pattinson didn’t use a dialect coach and it shows 😭😭 This is so funny It’s like he’s talking in cursive pic.twitter.com/N5CDE9Q6Q2

— beth (@vanelloki) September 17, 2020

he sounds like lil boosie https://t.co/HzEz6WjFqm

— link in bio (@broazay) September 18, 2020

Did he just study a bunch of Terrence Howard interviews? https://t.co/lyF9uEEofW

— Fiona Applebum says block Shaun King! (@WrittenByHanna) September 18, 2020

If you close your eyes and listen, it sounds like Colonel Sanders is being robbed at a KFC in Alabama https://t.co/fBWDPkoJvq

— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) September 18, 2020

He went from Elvis to Terrance Howard in 3 seconds and didn’t care pls helpppppp https://t.co/d8DC9c2ksp

— HOOD VOGUE is tired of poverty (@itskeyon) September 18, 2020

However, not everyone was so down on Pattinson's work.

i respect this so much. this accent rules and is instantly more memorable than a "good accent." https://t.co/YZzurq6Ai2

— assanine movie bracket (ON HIATUS) fka ☕️, fka ☕️ (@coopercooperco) September 18, 2020

This is some John Coltrane shit right here. Pattinson is an artist. https://t.co/XZXHQCbee3

— COVID and Cambria (@BoringDrew) September 18, 2020

I’ve met so many people that speak just like this from the south (most of them old white people from Maryland/Virginia area) so I’m not really seeing the issue with the accent he self-taught? https://t.co/lsXyhIH4KD

— mika 🌱✊🏻 bIm (@RIPmika) September 18, 2020

Regardless of its quality, Pattinson's accent may help the film remain memorable, even if it's not exactly a critical success.