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Red Hill

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Australia · 2010
Rated R · 1h 37m
Director Patrick Hughes
Starring Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tom E. Lewis, Claire van der Boom
Genre Action, Thriller, Western

After relocating to the small town of Red Hill, young police officer Shane Cooper's first day on duty rapidly turns into a nightmare. News of a prison break involving convicted murderer Jimmy Conway sends the local law enforcement officers into a panic, leading to a terrifying and bloody confrontation.

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Time Out by David Fear

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.

75

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

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.

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Village Voice by Nick Pinkerton

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.

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The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

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.

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