The Toll

Really fun, edge of your seat spooky time. In love with Max Toplin and Jordan Hayes, they have such good chemistry, wondering if they are dating in real life.

Not just a simple horror movie, there is added depth surrounding the relationship regarding the rideshare driver and the passenger. The twist at the end really turned me on my side. Not familiar with any of the cast so was really pleasantly surprised to have enjoyed it as much as I did!

I was lucky enough to see a screening of this last year during SXSW. it's terrifying. I didn't sleep for days!!! I loved the performances. It took some really dark and unexpected turns. A must see for horror fans!

There seems to be a broad spectrum of reviews for this movie, from 2 to 9 stars. I'm going to settle in the middle. It had a great premise, and potential to be a franchise, "The Toll Man" , but from a strong opening, to a very muddled middle section, and a disappointing ending it kind of just petered out. The acting was okay, the storyline was all over the place, and never seemed to fully commit itself to being a horror movie. I would suggest psychological thriller with supernatural undertones that are never fully realised. There was a lot of supernatural stuff going on, but the ending suggested otherwise, and so many story threads that went nowhere. In retrospect, 4 was quite generous.

The movie is ridiculous, and the main character (the girl) is unconvincing, irritating, and seems to be low-beginner. If the driver was continuously killing women for (the Toll man), he had several opportunities to kill her from the start; why did he wait until the end to kill her in such a sluggish and inept manner? What is this nonsense?! Everything is cheap, implausible and not thought out. Stupidity.

I quite enjoyed this film. Low key believable start then gets more and more weird. What did it for me was a reasonably clear cut ending. Too many films seem to want to have some puzzling incomplete ending leaving you hanging. Not this. Jordan Hayes looks yummy.

This is primary a jumpscare film with a psychological horror element to it. The most obvious meaning of the Toll Man is the killer stalking the two main characters on the road. The more subtle meaning is the "toll" of the past baggage these two characters carry with them from their past. That's where the visions of the hurtful family characters come into play. Unfortunately, they didn't take this idea all the way through to the end and messed up the ending. Instead they went for the mediocre ending which I won't mention. The acting wasn't that great but I was willing to overlook it if the screenplay had been a bit smarter. So this is worth a watch, but not a second one. Missed opportunity to make a low budget film into a smart horror film.

I thought it was good. The horror film scene is pretty much burned out now with no new story lines but this was well worth a watch. Kind of Twilight Zone but I always loved those. I'll give it a 9.