"Micmacs" is the latest film from Jean-Pierre Jeunot, the director or co-director of films such as "Delicatessen", "City of Lost Children" and "Amelie".
It's a film about rival arms dealers and a ragtag mob of eccentrics who are determined to put them out of business. To get an idea of what's like, try imagining an episode of the old "Mission Impossible" series directed by Tex Avery or Mack Sennett.
It combined the whimsy of "Amelie" with some wonderfully wild gadgetry, though less James Bond than Rube Goldberg. The audience ate it up and it certainly had the most enthusiastic applause of any film I've seen this year at TIFF.
It's a lot of fun and one I'd recommend heartily. The only caveat I would have would be based on someone's opinion of "Amelie" -- that film seemed to split audiences down the middle. If you loved "Amelie", than "Micmacs" is a safe bet; if you didn't, perhaps exploring other options would be the best approach.
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