The Tollbooth

The Tollbooth
by Debra Kirschner

The Tollbooth
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Actor: Idina Menzel, Marla Sokoloff, Rob McElhenney, Ronald Guttman, Tovah Feldshuh
Director: Debra Kirschner
Brand: PEACE ARCH HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Cinematographer: Stefan Forbes
Composer: David Shire
Editor: Alex Kopit
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 84 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-08
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Peace Arch Entertainment
Product features:
  • 22-year-old Sarabeth Cohen (Marla Sokoloff), a self-described "feminist artist," talks us through the travails of her Jewish-American family and her own coming of age. The youngest of three daughters, Sarabeth chafes against a mother defined by her commitment to separating meat from milk and a father (Ronald Guttman) preoccupied with Holocaust memories. In response, Sarabeth cultivates a r

Movie Reviews of The Tollbooth

Movie Review: Lackluster and unfinished
Summary: 2 Stars

I wanted to like this movie and I did like many of the actresses. The plot left a lot to be desired, however. What I liked most was seeing the paintings that Sarabeth created. What I liked least was an ending that left a lot dangling. (spoiler alert) I'm not sure what the director was trying to accomplish with this movie--if she wanted to show Sarabeth's growing independence, the point of that was rather blunted by a too-perfect love interest, with no great answers as to why she was giving him up or why she couldn't have both man & career. In fact, the story of Sarabeth's lesbian sister overshadows Sarabeth's own story & you are left wondering whether the sister's love story works out, whatever happened to the female priest she was interested in, etc. And not sure why the father's sickness was brought up--does he get to see his grandkids or does he die first? Why bring it up if you're not going to finish the story? And what happens to the other sister? Do they find the errant brother & bring him to justice? Live in the parents' house forever? Does she have her baby ok? Don't even get me started on the ending, where Sarabeth gets to the tollbooth & just turns around... OK, symbolic or whatever, everything is so centered on what is going on in her head, that it makes an incredibly dull and anticlimatic ending. My husband turned to me & said, "is that it?" Um, yeah. Not sure what the other reviewers saw in this film, but I just found it disappointing.

Summary of The Tollbooth

Studio: Peace Arch Home Entertain Release Date: 11/18/2008 Run time: 80 minutes Rating: Pg13

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