Rent Red Hill (2010)
3.2 of 5 from 88 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- Revenge rides into the town of Red Hill when convicted murderer Jimmy Conway (Tommy Lewis) escapes from jail and returns to the outpost town hunting down the cops who sent him away for life. Enter police office Shane Cooper (Ryan Kwanten), whose first day on the job quickly turns into a nightmare as he is caught in the middle of what will become a terrifying and bloody confrontation. Cooper will be forced to take the law info his own hands if he is to survive.
- Actors:
- Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tommy Lewis, Claire van der Boom, Christopher Davis, Kevin Harrington, Richard Sutherland, Ken Radley, John Brumpton, Cliff Ellen, Jim Daly, Dom Phelan, Eddie Baroo, Tim Hughes, Ken Connley, Richard E. Young, Jada Alberts, Jennifer Jarman-Walker, Elspeth Ballantyne, Ronald Falk
- Directors:
- Patrick Hughes
- Producers:
- Al Clark, Patrick Hughes
- Writers:
- Patrick Hughes
- Studio:
- Momentum
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Australia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/05/2011
- Run Time:
- 97 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Commentary with director Patrick Hughes and actor Ryan Kwanten
- 24 days of adrenaline
- Storyboard comparison
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
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Reviews (3) of Red Hill
red faces down under! - Red Hill review by CP Customer
I was shocked to read another reviewer before I saw this. He said it was the worst film he'd seen in a while. It can't be that bad, I thought.
I think he was being kind. The plot is one long cliche, the dialogue is deadly dull, the characters a bunch of Australian idiots, neither funny or scary, even the intended star is an incompetent clod. Acting is wooden. Bits of Clint Eastwood movies are regurgitated. Reminds one of a film school student's first attempt.Not quite bad enough to be hilarious, I'm afraid.
The Oz film industry should be thoroughly ashamed of this.
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Cowboys in Australia - Red Hill review by Wkarmo
Absolutely ghastly. Made for the US lovers of western movies, complete with cowboys, pick-up trucks, cardboard town and people, blood & gore, good cop/bad cop, revenge of an aboriginal underdog. Even a black panther! All very silly.
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Unambitious and cliched Aussie western - Red Hill review by RJ
It is dispiriting to see a film with so little ambition. A cliched, predictable Western-cum-slasher movie, it's perfectly competent but desperately lacking in creativity. There isn't a single moment that is original, startling or memorable - it just trudges doggedly along, hitting all of the expected narrative beats before reaching its inevitable conclusion. It's no surprise that the director has subsequently gone on to direct sub-par Hollywood dross like The Expendables 3 and The Hitman's Bodyguard.
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Critic review
Red Hill review by Alyse Garner - Cinema Paradiso
Red Hill is an Australian thriller with strong Western overtones and a horrifying villain. Jimmy Cooper, played by True Blood’s Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten), is a city bred police officer who relocates his wife and burgeoning family to the quiet Australian high country. His hopes for a peaceful and pleasant life for he and his pregnant wife are soon shattered when, on his first day in the new force, it is revealed that a local murderer has escaped prison and is heading their way to seek revenge against those who put him away.
The film has a promising beginning, throwing you head first into the action and catching your attention. Even at the end plot takes some unexpected twists in the final quarter, whilst its level of violence and suspense is as you would expect of a film of this calibre. It hardly pushes the intellectual boundaries and the “thrill” aspect of the movie is generic and predictable. The middle of the film seems drawn out and dull and somewhat overshadows the otherwise impressive performance by Kwanten.
Visually the film is impressive, first time director, writer and producer, Patrick Hughes has a knack with the camera that is rarely seen. He seems to instinctively know where to find the best shot and manipulates the images on screen to optimize the tension and suspense. Unfortunately a poor script and a story that on occasion verges on the ridiculous thwarts much of the movies good points and leaves it ultimately disappointing.