I read the book IHTSBIH prior to seeing the movie. As most people know, the book is almost always better than the movie. I thought there was no way that the movie would stack up to the book...to put it frankly, I was wrong. This movie was downright hilarious! I recommend anyone even remotely considering this movie to get up off your computer and see it. I guarantee you'll cry laughing at least once in this movie and will laugh uncontrollably another 12 times, at least. Great movie, go see it!