Synopsis
A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover. Remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros.
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Cast
- Gérard DepardieuAndre
- Katherine HeiglNicole
- Dalton JamesBen
- Lauren HuttonMegan
- Faith PrinceDiana
- Frank RenzulliFred
- Stephen TobolowskyMike
- Ann HearnStella
- Robyn PetersonDoris
- Stephen BurrowsHakim
Recommendations
- 70
Variety
Offers some of the same breezy charm as its environs. - 60
Washington Post
Most of the humor is sophisticated slapstick, which Depardieu mastered in the hilarious trio of Francis Veber comedies he did with Pierre Richard in the '80s. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
If Depardieu seems right at home in My Father the Hero, perhaps that is because only two years ago he made a French film called "Mon Pere, Ce Heros," with exactly the same plot. I saw it, and would say it was more or less exactly as appealing as this English version. - 50
Austin Chronicle
The reality of this film is that it is pretty innocent fare, for the most part, and Depardieu does prove his versatility by possessing a natural comic flair that eases him into the paunchy papa bear role. - 40
Empire
Depardieu is his usual charismatic self but the script fails to translate well with the generic traits suddenly appearing so much obvious in English. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
Its real star is the picturesque tropical scenery. - 40
The New York Times
Katherine Heigl, playing the teen-age daughter who is mistaken for Mr. Depardieu's girlfriend, parades about in skimpy bathing suits, displaying almost everything but a sense of humor. - 38
ReelViews
The greatest flaw in My Father the Hero isn't the feeble laugh-to-running length ratio, the limp characterization, or the mediocre acting. Instead, it's the feeling of unease that pervades the first forty-five minutes as Nicole and Andre clash while the film tries unsuccessfully to make light of their dysfunctional relationship. There are serious issues bubbling away here that the movie doesn't know how to address properly. Lighthearted motion pictures should never cause discomfort, but this one does.
