I just spent the last hour watching this film & there was no background or discernible reason why the character of Phil is so boorish & rude. I found his character one dimensional even though Benedict C is amazing portraying the pent up menace, meaness & cruelty of this man, we, the audience have no idea why he is like this. I found this so off putting l decided not to go on watching.
The filming is beautiful & the music score especially good, as are all the performances……..
maybe l will watch the second half tomorrow, but maybe life is too short!???