Simon Baker ANZ Ad, shot in Los Angeles

[@jimmyboy7817]

They discussed this ad on The Gruen Transfer some years back and said how the weakness is the conceit that it assumes everyone knows who Patrick Jane is when in reality The Mentalist has rated at best only moderately well on Australian Television, so a lot of people didn't understand that Simon Baker was in character when doing this ad. It's not like it was in the past when you could have Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean or Paul Hogan as Mick Dundee or Don Adams as Maxwell Smart in an ad and everyone would get they were in character right away.

[@MajorG25]

...I forgot about the music - the xylophone/keyboard-type music is a staple of The Mentalist.

[@MajorG25]

Seconding MentalGal. The hairstyle, suit, and the WAY (not just the American accent) he speaks is exactly how he is when he's Patrick Jane.

[@Kidis82]

Im thinking how i should never have had my home loan through ANZ.

[@Mentalgal97]

He is using an american Accent because the whole point of the add is that he's being Patrick Jane, not Simon Baker. Hence the suit. And also hence the shooting it in america. I bet he earnt heapsxD