My Father the Hero

Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: February 4, 1994

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42	METASCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews

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Rita Kempley

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. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Heigl is a comely newcomer, displaying convincing pouts and snits in a role designed to appeal to independent adolescent girls and dirty old men. [4 Feb 1994, p.7]

Susan Wloszczyna

Especially strange: A gimmicky cameo by an actress who outclasses all previous goings-on.

Roger Ebert

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. Read full review

Pamela Bruce

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. Read full review

Carrie Rickey

How Depardieu rises above this nonsense about a girl who tries to make a beau more interested by telling him that her father is actually her lover is something that a physicist should explore. It defies gravity. [4 Feb 1994, p.04]

John Hartl

My Father the Hero can be enjoyed as a travelogue (cinematographer Daryn Okada makes the Bahamas look especially seductive) and as the blandest, most nonthreatening kind of date movie. [4 Feb 1994, p.D19]

EmpirePhillipa Bloom

Depardieu is his usual charismatic self but the script fails to translate well with the generic traits suddenly appearing so much obvious in English. Read full review

TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)

Its real star is the picturesque tropical scenery. Read full review

Janet Maslin

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. Read full review

Peter Rainer

There's something sordid about the way the filmmakers offer up this -- shall we say questionable -- entertainment as a refreshment. [4 Feb 1994, p.C-15]