Red Hill
November 2010
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Derek Elley
As short on originality and sustained tension as it is long on striking widescreen vistas and impressive technical smarts.
Walter V. Addiego
Rehashing the cliches from several beaten-to-death movie categories doesn't add up to much.
David Fear
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.
V.A. Musetto
Under writer-producer-director-editor Patrick Hughes, the suspense level is high and the action constant.
Peter Brunette
The suspense that director Patrick Hughes manages to mount remains low-grade throughout and the plot never becomes entirely plausible.
Jeannette Catsoulis
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.
Critic reviews
Derek Elley
As short on originality and sustained tension as it is long on striking widescreen vistas and impressive technical smarts.
Walter V. Addiego
Rehashing the cliches from several beaten-to-death movie categories doesn't add up to much.
David Fear
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.
V.A. Musetto
Under writer-producer-director-editor Patrick Hughes, the suspense level is high and the action constant.
Peter Brunette
The suspense that director Patrick Hughes manages to mount remains low-grade throughout and the plot never becomes entirely plausible.
Jeannette Catsoulis
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.
Robert Abele
Morally simplistic yet viscerally effective, "Red Hill" is an Australian tip of the Stetson to the vengeance western...
Cast and credits
Actors | Steve Bisley, Tom E. Lewis, Ryan Kwanten |
Producers | Patrick Hughes, Al Clark |
Director | Patrick Hughes |
Writers | Patrick Hughes |
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Run time
97 minutes
Rating
R
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