Saw it at TIFF last night. Hilarious!
I'm a fan of the original French film, so I was wary of a new adaptation, but I attended the gala last night in Toronto...and it was a great film! The theatre was packed, and everyone (including me) laughed so hard at many scenes that I think we may have missed bits of dialogue. It was really well done.
I was also very pleasantly surprised by Taylor Kitsch. Before the movie began, director Don McKellar introduced him by saying that Kitsch gave such a charming and funny performance that he'll "never need to act in front of a green screen again" if he doesn't want to...and that was so true. He was pitch perfect opposite Brendan Gleeson and Gordon Pinsent (both of whom were laugh-out-loud funny in their own right) throughout the entire film. Really nice to see him in something so different from the big, overdone productions we saw him take on last year. He can really act! (Seems like a very nice fellow, too, judging by the way he interacted with fans and press on the red carpet. Doesn't hurt that he's easy on the eyes... Heh.)
Very glad I saw it! I hope more people get the chance to watch it soon, too - it's just the sweetest, most amusing movie I've seen at TIFF in years. Well done, Mr. McKellar and cast!