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Red Hill

Revenge just rode into town

2010 · 1h 37m · R Action, Thriller, Western
Directed by Patrick Hughes

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Overview

Young police officer Shane Cooper's first day on duty, after relocating to the small town of Red Hill, rapidly turns into a nightmare. News of a prison break, involving convicted murderer Jimmy Conway, sends the local law enforcement officers - led by the town's ruling presence, Old Bill - into a panic and leads to a terrifying and bloody confrontation.

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78%
Tomatometer
Rotten

As short on originality and sustained tension as it is long on striking widescreen vistas and impressive technical smarts.

Derek Elley, Variety
Rotten

Rehashing the cliches from several beaten-to-death movie categories doesn't add up to much.

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

Patrick Hughes's bloody, brutal Australian thriller handles its B-movie premise with surprising precision, though the inclusion of several befuddling elements annoyingly puncture the suspense.

David Fear, Time Out New York
Fresh

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

V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Rotten

The suspense that director Patrick Hughes manages to mount remains low-grade throughout and the plot never becomes entirely plausible.

Peter Brunette, Hollywood Reporter

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