Gerard Depardieu stars as Andre, a divorced Dad taking his 14 year old daughter (Katherine Heigl) on holiday. She is mad at him over a previous issue, and acts like a spoilt brat for the entire movie. Almost as soon as they land, she takes a shine to Ben (Dalton James a good looking 20 odd year old playing a teenager) and starts off lying to impress him, it starts with her age, then she reveals Andre is not her father, but her lover.Here is where the movie falls apart a bit, as t fails to take advantage of all the hilarious situations that could come from this situation, and pretty much plays it safe.As for the cast, Depardieu is the star of the show, and he gets the main laughs. Heigl is cute enough and she looks good in a thong bikini, but her acting is not up to scratch, which is more evident when she needs to cry. James reminds me of a young Tom Cruise, and should of had a bigger career.It's not an Oscar worthy picture, but there's a certain type of sweetness at the core of this movie. I liked it.

MY Father the hero is sweet, funny and cute. Gerard Depardiu is awesome as Andre, a divorced father who takes his fourteen year old daughter Nicole(Kathrine Heigl) to the Caribbean for vacation.While there, his daughter meets a guy named Ben(Dalton James. To impress him, she tells him that Andre is her lover and that her father is in jail for armed robbery and her mother is a prostitute and that she ran off with her pimp. Everyone on the island is soon under the impression that Andre's a child molester. Andre is between two relationships. One with Isabelle(Emma Thompson, who makes a cameo in the end of the film) and Diana(Faith Prince from Spin City). My father the Hero has many funny moments. Like when he's at a talent show and everyone tells him to play something french. So he plays "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" from Gigi. Everyone gets disgusted and leaves. My Father the Hero doesn't deserve a 5.1. I think it deserves a 9.0.

This is another case of Hollywood Arrogance presuming to eclipse French Style. The original, Mon Pere ce heros, was one of the most charming films of 1991 so naturally the accountants in Hollywood thought they could hire Depardieu and phone the rest in. They did, however, take the precaution of hiring Francis Veber to write an English version albeit one utilising virtually every word of the original. Depardieu brings his Gallic charm and Katherine Heigl shows all the promise that is now paying off. The thing is that when the French make a sort of Lolita-lite they get away with it because the 'dirty French postcard' thinking works in their favour; here the Hollywood idea of lightweight subtlety is to have Depardieu (totally unaware that his daughter has let it be known he is actually her lover), prevailed upon to play and song 'something French', launch into a spirited version of Thank Heaven For Little Girls. See the original.

and parading around a 14-year-old girl in a thong swimsuit is one of them. To fans of this movie, I'd like to ask: would you allow your daughter to walk around a resort dressed like that? And would your 14-year-old be able to handle the reaction she'd get from men? If yes, I'd like to know why, on both counts. A suit like that is a clear invitation to men; it's hypocritical to suggest that's not. And on another point, what teenage girl would ever claim her father was her lover, without the excuse of severe mental problems? That's almost as disgusting as the swimsuit. Simply put, some things are just not funny or appropriate, and they never will be.