Currently available on DVD: "Red Hill"

The movie Western has returned. Only this one, Red Hill, is set in Australia, not the American West.

The story takes place in a little over a day and revolves around a young cop, Shane Cooper (Ryan Kwanten), who has moved to the one-horse town of Red Hill because the doctor thinks the slow life is better for Shane's pregnant wife, who has already suffered one miscarriage.

Only Shane's first day on the job is anything but slow. A convicted killer — Aborigine Jimmy Conway (Tom E. Lewis, scary) — has escaped from prison, where he was serving time for murder. Now he's hellbent on revenge against the people who put him behind bars, especially the town's top cop, Old Bill (Steve Bisley).

With the help of a shotgun, arrows and a boomerang, Conway wipes out anybody who gets in his way. Under writer-producer-director-editor Patrick Hughes, the suspense level is high and the action constant.

You might be reminded of the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men (2007), in which another strange-looking dude unleashes a vengeful bloodbath.

On the minus side, a subplot about a panther on the loose contributes little to Red Hill, and the character of Shane's wife is vastly underwritten. If that doesn't bother you, you'll find Red Hill to be fun entertainment.