Home-Improvement Ad Hits the Nail on the Head in Epic Fashion

Hornbach hammers out another gem

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German home-improvement chain Hornbach and agency Heimat Berlin build a winning slow-mo fantasy in this new spot, as a middle-aged guy experiences DIY paradise in the split second it takes him to connect hammer and nail after several frustrating misses. The brief cinematic clip—with its laughing cherubs, cheering throng and awesomely amazed deer—is just as epic, in its way, as "The Infinite House," the client's lauded, dreamlike film from a few years back that's nine minutes long (probably more time than some DIYers invest in projects before quitting in disgust).

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