Hector and the search for happiness (2014)

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	Year of first release: 2014
	Director: Peter Chelsom
	Actors: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgård, Jean Reno
	Country: CDN, D
	Genre: Comedy, Adventure
	Conditions of visioning: 14.07.2014, Schauburg, OV sneak preview
Synopsis: Hector (Simon Pegg) has a quiet life with his wife Clara (Pike). Both think first about their career and these are relatively successful. When he suddenly think about his own happiness, Hector decides to search the globe to find the secret of happiness.
Review:  In this search Hector encounters all the typical answers about happiness: money, sex, security, helping people, love. This kind of review is nice to watch especially with the humour of Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot fuzz, Paul, The world's end). The story is rich. Nevertheless the rythm of other Simon Pegg movies is missing.  The movie is full of stars acting well. It might be the dialogues lacking of spice or the cut lacking of dynamism, but something is missing in this movie to make a really good comedy out of it.
Rating: 5 /10