Huh? A man on a horse with a pistol nails the guy with a high powerful rifle with scope aimed at back of head - after a reflection of lightning reveals position? **YAWN**
At least throw in some of that ozzie HURRRUMMMM sound to make it seem like homeboy is at least got the aboriginal voodoo going for him.
Stupid. Press 'Delete' to continue.
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This is an homage to "Hang 'Em High", when Clint Eastwood's 'Jed Cooper' (same last name as lead character) comes to town and chokes them all on their guilt for standing by in silence while an innocent man is lynched (him).
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Agree, this movie has had me thinking for a few days. Quite a few social issues addressed, some directly and some...otherwise; I didn't mind it, because it didn't seem preachy.
Seeing Jimmy (and knowing that he should be dead) will give you an added layer of understanding to Eastwood's 'Jed Cooper' as he rides into town. There are also at least two other Eastwood movies referenced in 'Red Hill.' One is "Outlaw Josey Wales", where the main character's family is victimized much in the same way Jimmy's was, and the motivations are identical. Even the camera shots and sequence are similar. The second is a very unusual movie for the '70s, a modern-revisionist western called "Coogan's Bluff", that was the first step away from the traditional John Wayne-style western. In it, Eastwood plays an Arizona marshal who comes to the big city New York and has a few surprises for the local law that makes the mistake of underestimating him.
I recently re-watched a bunch of Eastwood films (another great recent western that paid homage to Eastwood's silent man of the west was "Seraphim Falls") so that is why they are fresh in my mind.
I also liked "The Proposition" a few years back. I have been watching a few small Australian movies lately and really liking them. My thought is that the stories and characterizations are so good, because they have to be; there is no money for special effects and big stars. "The Square" and "Lantana" also come to mind. Because the accents and expressions are difficult for my American ear, I do use the subtitles and it works well. In fairness, I also use subtitles when I watch American urban comedies.:-) Cheers, mate!