'We will not accept fake patois': Jamaican linguist on dialogue in Bob Marley biopic

Advisers say they were keen to avoid 'another Cool Runnings' in portrayal of Jamaicans in One Love When the Jamaican linguist Dr Joseph Farquharson agreed to consult on the Bob Marley biopic One Love, there was one major motivating factor: wanting to avoid another Cool Runnings. The 1993 comedy about the real-life Jamaican Olympic bobsled team is a well-loved classic in many parts of the English-speaking world but has also become a cautionary tale about what happens when Hollywood attempts to "g...