Not the film in the trailer

The actual film is charming, visually inventive and more sophisticated than just the slapstick they focus on in the U.S. trailers. It's all very British so maybe it wouldn't have been a bigger hit in the states than it was one way or the other (although it did moderately well here) but persoanlly I would have taken the kids to see it in the theaters if the trailer resembled the actual movie. Pleasantly surprised, even if these boards are filled with a lot of animosity (like there is for every movie it seems) suggesting a far less well crafted film had been made.