Red Hill, Patrick Hughes, 2011
A young policeman and his pregnant wife relocate to the country to raise their family. On his first day on the job the officer is thrown in the deep end when convicted murderer Jimmy Conway breaks out of a maximum security prison and heads back to town seeking revenge on the police department that put him away.
Pretty much a western, this excellent Australian film had me gripped with some great characters and some surprisingly old fashion western touches. The bad guy Jimmy Conway makes for a great villain too stalking his prey through the town and not uttering a single word Michael Myers style. Brilliant film. Blu ray looks stunning too really showing off the gorgeous but almost alien Aussie landscapes.
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