I was really expecting this film to be a laugh.... and now 3 days after watching I am still waiting. The children's acting is mostly appaling, they seem so unnatural like they are reading their lines - and they are not very good at reading. The entire time you get the feeling that the jokes are forced and shoved up your ass and, whether you like it or not, it's time to laugh. It could only be made worse by adding artificial laughter such as happened in the 80s sitcoms. Really, really, terrible.