Monday, February 19, 2007
tonight's movie
Borrowing Laura's tag line ("tonight's movie"), with thanks. My Father the Hero is quite pleasant, with Gerard Depardieu as a divorced father taking his teenage daughter on vacation to the Bahamas. The story is a bit thin but nevertheless amusing. The boy-crazy daughter loves to stir up trouble to prove how clever she is, so she cooks up a scheme that includes pretending her father is her older lover. Her father finds out and because he really really wants to make his daughter happy, he plays along. The little game backfires when the other hotel guests become appalled and ostracize the 'child molester'. Needless to say, many mistaken ideas and silliness ensue. And although it kind of gets bogged down in its own conceits some of the time, two things raise My Father to B+ for me: one, the scenery - which is breath-takingly extraordinary and really a silent character what with a glorious moon and hotel rooms literally beside the stunning blue-green water, and two, actors who infuse mediocre dialogue with their considerable skill and raise the quality all by themselves (that would be mainly Depardieu, Emma Thompson and Katherine Heigle (now quite the "it" girl on Grey's Anatomy)). It's also interesting how thoroughly descriptions can differ - one here, another here. I recommend this for light relaxed viewing.
I have two Hallmark movies with Heigl programmed in the DVR for later this week: LOVE COMES SOFTLY and LOVE'S ENDURING PROMISE. Have been curious about them.
Best wishes, Laura
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