Yes he was. Every time he used that accent it sent shivers down my spine. We, as in my friends, quote his stupid ass from that movie all the time. "Right hand, right knee". If it wasn;t for a great story, Al pacino and two hot chicks getting naked this movie would have blown assholes if it relied on Reeves' acting. I have been to Florida a lot of times and no ones sounds like he did. Hell I live in KY and we don;t even sound that awful.