The Toll (2021)
2.9 of 5 from 13 ratings
1h 23min
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- Synopsis:
- Set in Wales, Officer Catrin (Annes Elwy) receives a personal invitation to visit the local Toll Booth at night. She finds the operator wants to have a quiet and straightforward discussion with just the two of them. From this, we gain an interesting back story, letting us know why he wants to chat with her. With no real name other than a nickname of “Toll Booth” (Michael Smiley), Toll Booth generally keeps to himself and enjoys getting straight to the point in simple conversations. While many think this man is just a lonely soul who collects pennies from passing motorists, he has a dark past that is about to catch up with him...
- Actors:
- Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle, Steve Oram, Evelyn Mok, Darren Evans, Gwyneth Keyworth, Dewi Morris, Julian Glover, Sarah Breese, Ioan Hefin, Hefin Rees, Martyn Stallard, Dean Rehman, Dan Renton Skinner, Carys Eleri, Meghan Tyler, Tom Anderson
- Directors:
- Ryan Andrew Hooper
- Producers:
- Mark Hopkins
- Writers:
- Matt Redd
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of The Toll
Low-budget Welsh Film with Cartoon Characters and a Silly Plot - The Toll review by PV
This is a so-so low-budget Welsh film, one of the very few supported by Film Cymru (the likes of Canaries are not!). No doubt the producers had the right Cymru contacts...
Despite the acting talent here, it is overblown, cartoon character stuff, unbelievable plot, homage to Tarantino or even Sam Pekinpah, and all very silly.
Michael Smiley is one of Britain's best character actors, and watchable in anything he does.
The Elvis subplot is just plain silly, and the cartoon character English cafe owner played by Paul Kaye is borderline racist. The usual anti-Brexit stereotype.
Darren Evans - a great Welsh actor great in all he is in - is sadly underused here.
3 stars.
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