Okay, did it occur to anyone that this is really a James Bond movie?
Alright, bear with me. First, the story is written by Ian Fleming. Second, Potts is his own Q and makes his own gadgets as well; he has an M, in the form of Grandpa, Third, there is a beautiful woman, with a suggestive name (Truly Scrumptious) who holds her own in times of need. Fourth, our hero goes on a mission to an exotic country in his, ahem, Aston Martin, infiltrates the lair of the bad guys, has a big battle with them, saves the kids, gets the girl. Next, we have all sorts of bad guys, who, as usual in a 007 movie, we know that Bond/Potts will overcome. Within the cast, Gert Frobe (Goldfinger) plays the bad guy (again); Desmond L. who plays Q is also in the film. Richard Maibaum who wrote some of the dialogue was also a big Bond contributor.