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5.8/10
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A darkly-comic thriller about a lone tollbooth operator whose past is quickly catching up with him.A darkly-comic thriller about a lone tollbooth operator whose past is quickly catching up with him.A darkly-comic thriller about a lone tollbooth operator whose past is quickly catching up with him.
Dan Renton Skinner
- Desk Sergeant Simon
- (as Dan Skinner)
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Yes, David Lynch was the name that hit my head when I was watching this, of course it's not into a league of great movies. But still the slow pace, character build up, the grim backdrop, and the background music all blended well. Both the lead actors and most of the others did a fair job. Overall it's a good movie, a real movie, way better than the netflix junks.
I loved this movie, great acting, twisted storylines and some dark laughs.
I don't understand why it's rating is so low, some people have no sense of humour.
I don't understand why it's rating is so low, some people have no sense of humour.
This movie was made by a Welsh lover of Quentin Tarantino and Ennio Morricone, unfortunately having the talent of neither; although it was enjoyable in parts, it felt like an extended sunday night TV programme, rather than a movie. One comment I will make is to the reviewer who doesn't understand the need for subtitles. Most foreigners, including Americans can't understand UK accents or keep up with our pace of speech.
Thought this was a good movie but the only problem is the lack of subtitles. Being deaf I have to rely on subtitles. So the comment about Americans not understanding the speed in which we speak is really silly and the person really hasn't thought this out properly.
I have no idea why this film has been rated so low, 5.5 stars. Personally I thought that the actors were all good, the set pieces funny and the story an interesting divergence from the usual boredom that is life in Wales. I wasn't blown away by the comedy but I did get a good few laughs, my big hangup would be the soundtrack although, I'm sure this film was working with a tight budget and it gets the job done. I liked the camera work, the cinematography was excellently done and while I think that the story may not be everyone's cup of tea it is good. When watching the film you can pick out the inspirations the director and screen writer had. Namely I would guess Tarantino, Edgar Wright and Wes Anderson, also possibly Monty Python. I don't think the film hits the same heights as it's contemporaries but still it is enjoyable. I reluctantly live in Wales so perhaps that is why I got the humour and it just doesn't translate well over seas, either way I can see myself watching this film again in the future.
7/10 but could be pushed to an 8 on further viewings.
7/10 but could be pushed to an 8 on further viewings.
Did you know
- TriviaDixie, who is dressed in an Elvis Presley outfit throughout her appearances in the film, mentions wanting to "get to Porthcawl for the Elvis Festival", which she hopes to win. Porthcawl is a well-known Welsh seaside resort, about eighty or ninety miles from the scene of this film's events and in a different county, and it does hold an annual weekend event honoring "the King", where many hundreds of Elvis impersonators from all over the world compete to see who's the best lookalike.
- ConnectionsReferences Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Toll
- Filming locations
- Royal Naval Air Station Dale, Haverfordwest, Wales, UK(The tollbooth is set here on a taxiway and many of the scenes are of the vehicles driving on the old patchwork concrete runways and taxiways of this abandoned WWII airfield.)
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $67,248
- Runtime
- 1h 23m(83 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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