此片有1950年原版和1991年新版之分. 　　1991年新版的英文影评： 　　"FatheroftheBride"isaremakeoftheSpencerTracy/ElizabethTaylorfilmfrom1950.GeorgeBanks(SteveMartin)andhiswife,Nina(DianeKeaton),areecstaticoverthefactthattheirdaughterAnnie(KimberlyWilliams)iscominghomeafterbeinginRomefor6months.Littledotheyknowthatshehasasurprisewaitingforthem,sheisgettingmarried!Thisnewsdoesn'tsettlewellwithGeorge,ashehasatoughtimeacceptingthefactthathisonlydaughterisgrown-upandreadytobeonherown. 　　Thismovieishysterical,dramaticandsad.SteveMartindoesagoodjobasthefatherofthebride,somesituationsandonelinershehasareariot!Thebestlineinthemovieisrightafterhemeetshisfutureson-in-law.DianeKeatonisn'tgivenmuchtodohereexceptsmile.KimberlyWilliamsisgorgeousandkind-heartedasthebride-to-be,whileMartinShortisfunny/annoyingastheoverthetopflamingweddingcoordinator.Thisistheperfectmovieforanyfamilytowatchwhenthereisaweddingcomingup!Followedby"FatheroftheBride,PartII"in1995. 　　1950年版本的英文影评： 　　ElizabethTaylorand,especially,SpencerTracygivestarperformancesthatmakethisgentlecomedywhatitis.Therestofthecastissolidaswell,butTaylorastheeageryoungbrideandTracyastheever-apprehensive"FatheroftheBride"arewhatreallymakeitwork. 　　Thestorylooksatfamiliargroundfromadifferentpointofview,withallofthebustleandpreparationofalargeweddingseenthroughtheeyesofthemanwhohastopayforitalldespitehavingnothingtosayabouttheproceedings.Mostofitispresentedinadeliberatelylow-keystyle,butthisdoesnotpreventsomeofthesequencesfrombeingparticularlyfunny.Italsoworksasagood-naturedsatireonthefrequentlynonsensicalsideofthenumeroussocialconventionsinvolved. 　　Atthispointofhercareer,Taylorwasanaturalforthepart,givingtheroleplentyofyouthfulenergywhilekeepingthecharacterbothbelievableandsympathetic.Forhispart,Tracywasanidealchoice,sincehisabilitytoprojectsincerityandbafflementatthesametimemakesthewholeplotmoreamusingandmoreconvincingatthesametime.(Inthe1990sremake,SteveMartinwasfunny,asusual,butTracy'smoreunderstatedapproachisevenbetter.) 　　Thismovieisagoodexampleofafairlysimpleconceptthatworkswellandisenjoyabletowatch.EvenforthosewhohaveneverbeeninthesamepositionasTracy'scharacter,it'seasytorelateto,inpartbecausethecustomsaresofamiliar,andevenmoresobecauseTracyissobelievableasthiskindofdown-to-earthcharacterfacingthemanyperilsofwhat'normal'lifehastooffer.