This film, which received an Ocscar for best picture in 1963, takes an hour to become funny for someone who is not English. The first hour is filled with dry British humor. The second hour adds drama, making it easier for me to forget that I was standing on a stairmaster, trying to lose a few pounds while watching a movie. It was fun to see Albert Finney as a young man. As many a woman remarks in the film, he was quite easy to look at.