Red Hill

Name: Red Hill
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Western
Released: November 5, 2010
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tommy Lewis

2010

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: November 5, 2010 | R

Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tommy Lewis

Summary: Young police officer Shane Cooper relocates to the small country town of Red Hill with his pregnant wife Alice to start a family. But when news of a prison break sends the local law enforcement officers - led by the town's ruling presence, Old Bill - into a panic, Shane's first day on duty rapidly turns into a nightmare. Enter Jimmy Conway,Young police officer Shane Cooper relocates to the small country town of Red Hill with his pregnant wife Alice to start a family. But when news of a prison break sends the local law enforcement officers - led by the town's ruling presence, Old Bill - into a panic, Shane's first day on duty rapidly turns into a nightmare. Enter Jimmy Conway, a convicted murderer serving life behind bars, who returns to the isolated outpost seeking revenge. Now caught in the middle of what will become a terrifying and bloody confrontation, Shane will be forced to take the law into his own hands if he is to survive. A taut thriller which unfolds over the course of a single day and night, and told with explosive action and chilling violence, "Red Hill" is a modern-day western played out against the amazing landscapes of high-country Australia. (Arclight Films)… Expand

Genre(s): Thriller, Crime, Western

Rating: R

Runtime: 95 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Nov 4, 2010

Like the best westerns, Red Hill is a stripped-down morality tale; like the best horror movies, its true monsters remain cloaked until the final reel. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Nov 3, 2010

A serving of "True Blood's" Ryan Kwanten in his native accent is the chief selling point of this picturesque, contentedly imitative Australian Western/thriller/Coen-brothers homage, the feature debut of writer-director Patrick Hughes. Read full review

Robert Abele

Nov 4, 2010

Commendably entertaining. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Nov 5, 2010

Under writer-producer-director-editor Patrick Hughes, the suspense level is high and the action constant. Read full review

David Fear

Nov 3, 2010

When the movie keeps its focus on retribution and Rambo-esque ambushes, however, this slice of Ozploitation doles out grind-house pleasures by the dozens. Read full review

Noel Murray

Nov 4, 2010

The problem is that Hughes fails to imbue this homage with anything personal. Aside from splicing together a policier and a Western, there's no spin here, just a checklist of clichés. Read full review

Nick Pinkerton

Nov 2, 2010

It's clear that Hughes knows his Midnight Oil, but he's ignorant of the craft of economic action filmmaking. However arguably noble his film's intent to redress historical grievance, a poorly filmed shoot-out is never more than exactly that. Read full review

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