Review of Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) by Janice F — 09 Mar 2015

Turrible movie. Loving Simon Pegg only gets it 1 star.

This review of Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014) was written by Janice F on 09 Mar 2015.

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