My Father the Hero (1994)

Gerard Depardieu (GREEN CARD) stars as an overprotective father who lands in hot water when his overactive teenage daughter gets in over her head at a tropical vacation resort! Soon, the mischievous teen is getting dad in big, big trouble -- hurling him into one madcap misadventure after another. Combining uproarious comedy and a beautiful island setting, MY FATHER,THE HERO, simply overflows with nonstop fun in the sun. Discover for yourself the comedy hit that left critics and audiences alike drowning with laughter.

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Gerard D is fantastic as the straight guy who doesn't have a clue. Adorable! June 16, 2008

My Father The Hero

I thought it was a cute story line but it got slow and boring in several spots. Not as funny as it claims to be. May 19, 2008

I'm dying now??????

"Oooooooohhhh nooooooooooooooo!"

This was a very cute and enjoyable movie. Gerard Depardieu (The Man in the Iron Mask) was funny as the father of a teenage girl who is dealing with her parents being divorced and her father not always contactable. The teenager is played by the now stunning (and over 18) Katherine Heigl. Everytime my wife and I watch this movie, the infamous bathing suit that Nicole (Heigl) wears always starts us up on a conversation. When he backside is showing, I'm the first one to say that our daughter will not wear that until she's 30, and NO THONGS!!! LOL.

The movie is basically about Andre (Depardieu) and Nicole going on a vacation to the Bahamas. Andre learns that his daughter is all grown up and is in that age where she will get agitated any second and fall in love just as fast. Nicole has been upset with Andre for a while but refuses to tell him why as she is also mad that he hasn't been around. Andre also has to figure out why his girlfriend, Isabelle, isn't speaking to him either. What complicates matters is the fact that during there vacation, everyone; both employees and fellow vacationers, think he is a pervert. This is due to the fact that Nicole had told a small little lie that Andre, her father, is actually her lover. This was to impress an older guy that she likes who happens to work at the hotel her and her father stay at. The fact is that this guy at first when he saw her near rocks on the shore "treated her like a kid," telling her to not go on those rocks because it's dangerous---made her start her lies, first saying she was older than her actual age which was 14. The guy was 18. the lies got longer and stranger as the movie goes on.

The best part is when Andre plays the piano singing," I like little girls," to a stunned audience at the hotel. The laughs are spread out and is a delight to watch. A great addition to anyones DVD library. April 13, 2008

This is a good movie..

Its been a long time since i watched this movie its a good movie funny and crazy you gotta see it.. March 5, 2008

Lightweight comedy makes for sheer entertainment

There is nothing earth-shatteringly unique about MY FATHER THE HERO.It is a very lightweight comedy that concerns itself with the relationship of Andre (Gerard Depardieu) and his headstrong daughter Nicole (Katherine Heigl)as they attempt to reconnect after five years while on vacation at a Tiki resort.Nicole is nothing short of a cruel,manipulative brat and Andre is trying to re-establish a life with Nicole while attempting to decide about marriage with the woman he has been seeing.Now, the plot of this film is pretty flimsy...BUT it does feature France's best known actor for the last thirty years and a very young Katherine Heigl in her third feature film long before T.V.'s ROSWELL and GREY'S ANATOMY.Both do an excellent job with the material at hand.The most convincing scene concerns Depardieu feeding Heigl romantic lines aka Cyrano de Bergerac in order to capture the heart of her beau (Dalton James-whatever happened to him?).....very clever and convincing! Depardieu plays nothing short of a lumbering buffoon.He is such an amazing dramatic actor who has graced the screen with portrayals of such legendary figures as DANTON,CYRANO de BERGERAC,COLONEL CHABERT,Jean Valjean in LES MISERABLES that this fluff is so far below him as a great actor; that said, though,Depardieu is funny and touching in his sensitive and comedic turn as Andre.It is no small wonder that Katherine Heigl has turned out to be one of the hottest stars on American television.You can see all of her potential here in looks and in depth of skill.This is an American remake of the French film MON PERE CE HERO.
MY FATHER THE HERO is a fun 90 minute romp from Touchstone/Disney that will be enjoyed for the sheer entertainment of it all.Katherine Heigl's first film was THAT NIGHT and shows her at the age of eleven.It is a small role, but you will see the star power there! Depardieu has always been the greatest and should be seen in the above mentioned films for Americans who have not seen this magnificent Frenchman act.I also suggest A PURE FORMALITY,A LOVING FATHER,MOON IN THE GUTTER,JEAN de FLORETTE and ALL THE MORNINGS OF THE WORLD to view Depardieu in his Frenchiness "magnifique".His other American triumph was GREEN CARD opposite Andie MacDowell.
December 18, 2007

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