Rotten
Hector may indeed learn that narcissism stands in the way of happiness, but he also walks away with his privileges intact and unchallenged.
Martin Tsai, Los Angeles Times
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Sometimes to find yourself you need to get a little lost.
2014 · 1h 54m · R
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Peter Chelsom
Overview
Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
36%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A movie bearing as faux-naive a title as this has to make a pretty good case for itself. This it decidedly does not do.
John Anderson, Newsday
Rotten
Potential peeps out occasionally in Hector and the Search for Happiness, but then flounders and gets lost in a bland sea of sentimentality and cultural myopia.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
While there's limited value in Hector's search for happiness and the dozen-plus "lessons" he learns about the emotional state, the film works nicely as a character piece.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
This film is a winner. It will not only entertain you, but also make you think about what it takes to bring happiness into your own life.
Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times
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