Hector is trying to say something true about a generation of quietly dissatisfied demi-adults who are terrified to take emotional risks. At least it left its comfort zone and tried.
Though not everyone agrees, Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” came close to finding the secret for making a movie about the secret of happiness. Peter Chelsom’s Hector and the Search for Happiness tries hard, but fails. Miserably.
Even with appearances by such dependable performers as Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgård, Christopher Plummer and Jean Reno, the interminable Hector and the Search for Happiness will most likely inspire audiences to search for the exit door.
Production Company
Egoli Tossell Pictures,
Film Afrika Worldwide,
Construction Film,
Erfttal Film,
Fiction Film & Television Limited,
Head Gear Films,
Metrol Technology,
Screen Siren Pictures,
Wild Bunch