THE TOLL TBC

OUT 27 AUGUST CINEMAS, DIGITAL HD he chronology is confusing, I’ll give you that,” says Michael Smiley’s enigmatic toll-booth operator, as he recounts a tall tale of how his criminal past caught up with him to Annes Elwy’s weary officer. The self-aware acknowledgement doesn’t quite excuse this offbeat caper’s disjointed plotting. However, aided by entertaining turns from the likes of Steve Oram, Paul Kaye and Game Of Thrones’ Iwan Rheon as a variety of local oddballs, debut helmer Ryan Andrew Hooper pulls the loose threads together for a surprising, satisfying climax. Chris Schilling