History Film / RedHill

* [[IHaveAFamily IHaveAWife]]: One of the constables tries to invoke this when he's cornered by Jimmy and is about to die. Considering that [[spoiler: said constable was complicit in the rape and murder of Jimmy's wife 15 years ago]], Jimmy is NOT moved by his plea.

** Shane Cooper gets this as well: We see him getting ready for his first day as a police officer in Red Hill, and he's unable to find his gun due to having just moved in the night before. Before he leaves, he goes to check on his wife (who is pregnant) to make sure she's okay, they share a tender moment, and Shane opts to walk into town in case his wife needs the car. Later on, we find out that Shane's reasons for moving to Red Hill was for his wife's peace-of-mind, and that beforehand, he had refused to fire on a kid who was implied to be high out of his mind because he wanted to help him. This establishes a few things about his character: 1.) He's a genuinely NiceGuy who tries to look out for others and cares for his wife since it's for her benefit that he moved to Red Hill, 2.) Despite trying to be a good cop, he is out of his depth and unprepared for the danger that's about to come to the town, and 3.) He's reluctant to kill with a gun and will try to find a peaceful way to resolve the situation, which adverts the TriggerHappy trope that's commonly associated with cops.

* DramaticGunCock: Jimmy likes to announce his presence to his victims by pumping the side on his SawedOffShotgun. This usually cues an OhCrap moment as they realise that their time on earth is numbered in minutes, if not seconds.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: We meet Old Bill addressing a town meeting, where he's a {{jerkass}} towards people who suggest new innovations for the town, and receives the support of most of the attending townspeople. Then, when Shane tries to greet him, without breaking stride he notices Shane's missing gun and harshly reprimands him for it.

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: ''Good'' is a pretty loose term when it comes to Jimmy, but it turns out his reasons for returning to Red Hill are about getting revenge on Old Bill and his men for what they did to Jimmy and his wife 15 years ago, and not about just killing people ForTheEvulz.]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: The flashback [[spoiler: to the rape and murder of Jimmy's wife]] only seems to show nine men, but not counting Shane, there are [[spoiler: twelve]] men in Old Bill's posse- including the late-arriving [[spoiler: Carlin brothers]] and the clearly-involved [[spoiler: Gleason]]. Counting down [[spoiler: Old Bill, Manning and the Carlin’s are unambiguously stated to be guilty and unrepentant in the final showdown. Gleason’s suicide shows his guilt, and Rex says that he’s going to hell after being shot by Jimmy. That leaves only three potential spots in the mob of rapists (unless Rex or Gleason just helped cover it up), but a lot more than three people that Jimmy killed. The brutality Jimmy spends killing Slim, Ken and Ted implies a personal beef with them. Slim and Ted, with their businesses that would have boomed if the railroad deal went through, both would have had motives to take part in Old Bill's revenge attack on the Conway's. Slim may have only died because he called Jimmy a black bastard and tried to take advantage of a moment of hesitation on Jimmy's part though. When Jimmy enters Ted's bar, he mostly ignores Ted, until Ted tries to shoot him, although he may have just been doing that to draw out the terror. Earl shot in a split-second moment trying to ambush Jimmy under what he could have viewed as legitimate circumstances and there’s no sign of anything personal between them. The fact that Willy is shot when Old Bill, Dale and Manning were also targets could mean that Jimmy had some enmity towards him, but perhaps Jimmy simply couldn't tell who he was from the distance he made that shot. Dale does ride out for the final fight with Old Bill and Manning (his reaction to Shane’s suspicions for Old Bill’s story are also ambiguous) but that could just be out of confused desperation or to avenge the friends he'd lost to Jimmy, and Jimmy doesn’t let him know it’s coming before killing him, unlike Manning. Barlow largely seems like a NiceGuy, but when he's wounded and being carried by Shane he babbles about how Jimmy is going to kill them all, although that may have just been ordinary panic after seeing Jimmy sadistically kill Ken while Barlow was PlayingPossum. It's also unclear if Jimmy deliberately shot Barlow in a way that would cause a protracted death, or if Barlow's death or survival didn't mean anything to him.]]
** It's possible that while [[spoiler: some of Old Bill's men were definitely involved in burning Jimmy's house and raping/killing his wife, others may not have been. That being said, it's heavily implied that all of them (including supposed NiceGuy Barlow) were at least complicit in knowing that Jimmy was innocent and choosing to cover it up anyways.]]

** It's possible that while [[spoiler: some of Old Bill's men were definitely involved in burning Jimmy's house and raping/killing his wife, others may not have been. That being said, it's heavily implied that all of Jimmy's victims (including supposed NiceGuy Barlow) were at least complicit in knowing that Jimmy was innocent (as well as what happened to his wife) and choosing to cover it up.]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: The flashback [[spoiler: to the rape and murder of Jimmy's wife]] only seems to show nine men, but not counting Shane, there are [[spoiler: twelve]] men in Old Bill's posse- including the late-arriving [[spoiler: Carlin brothers]] and the clearly-involved [[spoiler: Gleason]]. Counting down [[spoiler: Old Bill, Manning and the Carlin’s are unambiguously stated to be guilty and unrepentant in the final showdown. Gleason’s suicide shows his guilt, and Rex says that he’s going to hell after being shot by Jimmy. That leaves only three potential spots in the mob of rapists (unless Rex or Gleason just helped cover it up), but a lot more than three people that Jimmy killed. The brutality Jimmy spends killing Slim, Ken and Ted implies a personal beef with them. Slim and Ted, with their businesses that would have boomed if the railroad deal went through, both would have had motives to take part in Old Bill's revenge attack on the Conway's. Slim may have only died because he called Jimmy a black bastard and tried to take advantage of a moment of hesitation on Jimmy's part though. When Jimmy enters Ted's bar, he mostly ignores Ted, until Ted tries to shoot him, although he may have just been doing that to draw out the terror. Earl shot in a split-second moment trying to ambush Jimmy under what he could have viewed as legitimate circumstances and there’s no sign of anything personal between them. The fact that Willy is shot when Old Bill, Dale and Manning were also targets could mean that Jimmy had some enmity towards him, but perhaps Jimmy simply couldn't tell who he was from the distance he made that shot. Dale does ride out for the final fight with Old Bill and Manning (his reaction to Shane’s suspicions for Old Bill’s story are also ambiguous) but that could just be out of confused desperation or to avenge the friends he'd lost to Jimmy, and Jimmy doesn’t let him know it’s coming before killing him, unlike Manning. Barlow largely seems like a NiceGuy, but when he's wounded and being carried by Shane he babbles about how Jimmy is going to kill them all, although that may have just been ordinary panic after seeing Jimmy sadistically kill Ken while Barlow was PlayingPossum. It's also unclear if Jimmy deliberately shot Barlow in a way that would cause a protracted death, or if Barlow's death or survival didn't mean anything to him.]] Of course, that could just be a goof coming from WritersCannotDoMath.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: The flashback [[spoiler: to the rape and murder of Jimmy's wife]]. only seems to show nine men, but not counting Shane, there are [[spoiler: twelve]] men in Old Bill's posse- including the late-arriving [[spoiler: Carlin brothers]]. and the clearly-involved [[spoiler: Gleason]]. Counting down [[spoiler: Old Bill, Manning and the Carlin’s are unambiguously stated to be guilty and unrepentant in the final showdown. Gleason’s suicide shows his guilt, and Rex says that he’s going to hell after being shot by Jimmy. That leaves only three potential spots in the mob of rapists (unless Rex or Gleason just helped cover it up), but a lot more than three people that Jimmy killed. The brutality Jimmy spends killing Slim, Ken and Ted implies a personal beef with them. Slim and Ted, with their businesses that would have boomed if the railroad deal went through, both would have had motives to take part in Old Bill's revenge attack on the Conway's. Slim may have only died because he called Jimmy a black bastard and tried to take advantage of a moment of hesitation on Jimmy's part though. When Jimmy enters Ted's bar, he mostly ignores Ted, until Ted tires to shoot him, although he may have just been doing that to draw out the terror. Earl shot in a split-second moment trying to ambush Jimmy under what he could have viewed as legitimate circumstances and there’s no sign of anything personal between them. The fact that Willy is shot when Old Bill, Dale and Manning were also targets could mean that Jimmy had some enmity towards him, but perhaps Jimmy simply couldn't tell who he was from the distance he made that shot. Dale does ride out for the final fight with Old Bill and Manning (his reaction to Shane’s suspicions for Old Bill’s story are also ambiguous) but that could just be out of confused desperation or to avenge the friends he'd lost to Jimmy, and Jimmy doesn’t let him know it’s coming before killing him, unlike Manning. Barlow largely seems like a NiceGuy, but when he's wounded and being carried by Shane he babbles about how Jimmy is going to kill them all, although that may have just been ordinary panic after seeing Jimmy sadistically kill Ken while Barlow was PlayingPossum. It's also unclear if Jimmy deliberately shot Barlow in a way that would cause a protracted death, or if Barlow's death or survival didn't mean anything to him.]]. Of course, that could just be a goof coming from WritersCannotDoMath

* GenreSavvy: Rex points out that Jimmy might take the least ideal road into town just because he knows Old Bill wouldn't expect him to take it. Old Bill gives this enough consideration to post Shane on that road. Turns out Rex was right. [[spoiler: He also seems to be the only one besides Gleason to realize and accept what they did to Jimmy was wrong, as his last words are that he's going to hell]].

* TheCavalryArrivesLate: Shane eventually manages to call for police back-up from the next town [[spoiler:by using Gleason's satellite phone]]. However, by the time they get to Red Hill, all they can do is [[spoiler:facilitate Jimmy's SuicideByCop]].

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: we meet Old Bill addressing a town meeting, where he's a {{jerkass}} towards people who suggest new innovations for the town, and receives the support of most of the attending townspeople. Then, when Shane tries to great him, without breaking stride he notices Shane's missing gun and harshly reprimands him for it.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: the flashback [[spoiler: to the rape and murder of Jimmy's wife]]. only seems to show nine men, but not counting Shane, there are [[spoiler: twelve]] men in Old Bill's posse- including the late-arriving [[spoiler: Carlin brothers]]. and the clearly-involved [[spoiler: Gleason]]. Counting down [[spoiler: Old Bill, Manning and the Carlin’s are unambiguously stated to be guilty and unrepentant in the final showdown. Gleason’s suicide shows his guilt, and Rex says that he’s going to hell after being shot by Jimmy. That leaves only three potential spots in the mob of rapists (unless Rex or Gleason just helped cover it up), but a lot more than three people that Jimmy killed. The brutality Jimmy spends killing Slim, Ken and Ted implies a personal beef with them. Slim and Ted, with their businesses that would have boomed if the railroad deal went through, both would have had motives to take part in Old Bill's revenge attack on the Conway's. Slim may have only died because he called Jimmy a black bastard and tried to take advantage of a moment of hesitation on Jimmy's part though. When Jimmy enters Ted's bar, he mostly ignores Ted, until Ted tires to shoot him, although he may have just been doing that to draw out the terror. Earl shot in a split-second moment trying to ambush Jimmy under what he could have viewed as legitimate circumstances and there’s no sign of anything personal between them. The fact that Willy is shot when Old Bill, Dale and Manning were also targets could mean that Jimmy had some enmity towards him, but perhaps Jimmy simply couldn't tell who he was from the distance he made that shot. Dale does ride out for the final fight with Old Bill and Manning (his reaction to Shane’s suspicions for Old Bill’s story are also ambiguous) but that could just be out of confused desperation or to avenge the friends he'd lost to Jimmy, and Jimmy doesn’t let him know it’s coming before killing him, unlike Manning. Barlow largely seems like a NiceGuy, but when he's wounded and being carried by Shane he babbles about how Jimmy is going to kill them all, although that may have just been ordinary panic after seeing Jimmy sadistically kill Ken while Barlow was PlayingPossum. It's also unclear if Jimmy deliberately shot Barlow in a way that would cause a protracted death, or if Barlow's death or survival didn't mean anything to him.]]. Of course, that could just be a goof coming from WritersCannotDoTheMath

* AmbiguouslyEvil: the flashback [[spoiler: to the rape and murder of Jimmy's wife]]. only seems to show nine men, but not counting Shane, there are [[spoiler: twelve]] men in Old Bill's posse- including the late-arriving [[spoiler: Carlin brothers]]. and the clearly-involved [[spoiler: Gleason]]. Counting down [[spoiler: Old Bill, Manning and the Carlin’s are unambiguously stated to be guilty and unrepentant in the final showdown. Gleason’s suicide shows his guilt, and Rex says that he’s going to hell after being shot by Jimmy. That leaves only three potential spots in the mob of rapists (unless Rex or Gleason just helped cover it up), but a lot more than three people that Jimmy killed. The brutality Jimmy spends killing Slim, Ken and Ted implies a personal beef with them. Slim and Ted, with their businesses that would have boomed if the railroad deal went through, both would have had motives to take part in Old Bill's revenge attack on the Conway's. Slim may have only died because he called Jimmy a black bastard and tried to take advantage of a moment of hesitation on Jimmy's part though. When Jimmy enters Ted's bar, he mostly ignores Ted, until Ted tires to shoot him, although he may have just been doing that to draw out the terror. Earl shot in a split-second moment trying to ambush Jimmy under what he could have viewed as legitimate circumstances and there’s no sign of anything personal between them. The fact that Willy is shot when Old Bill, Dale and Manning were also targets could mean that Jimmy had some enmity towards him, but perhaps Jimmy simply couldn't tell who he was from the distance he made that shot. Dale does ride out for the final fight with Old Bill and Manning (his reaction to Shane’s suspicions for Old Bill’s story are also ambiguous) but that could just be out of confused desperation or to avenge the friends he'd lost to Jimmy, and Jimmy doesn’t let him know it’s coming before killing him, unlike Manning. Barlow largely seems like a NiceGuy, but when he's wounded and being carried by Shane he babbles about how Jimmy is going to kill them all, although that may have just been ordinary panic after seeing Jimmy sadistically kill Ken while Barlow was PlayingPossum. It's also unclear if Jimmy deliberately shot Barlow in a way that would cause a protracted death, or if Barlow's death or survival didn't mean anything to him.]].
* AMFMCharacterization: Jimmy puts Stevie Wright's "Black-Eyed Bruiser" on the bar's jukebox, a song about a BloodKnight willing to remain unbowed even if it hurts like hell [[spoiler:and lamenting the fact that it's the only way he knows how to express himself nowadays, exposing him as a BruiserWithASoftCenter. It's a pretty good interpretation of his mentality, in retrospective.]]

* ColdSniper/ FriendlySniper: Earl is meant to be one of these [[spoiler: depending on whether he was involved in the rape and murder of Jimmy's wife]].

* ImpromptuTracheotomy: When Old Bill, Manning and Willy attempt to draw Jimmy into an ambush, [[spoiler:Willy]] is waiting in the dark when he gets an Aboriginal spear through the throat.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Willy's reaction to seeing [[spoiler: that they shot Slim instead of Jimmy]]. Also implied with Rex and Gleason towards [[spoiler; Their roles in raping and killing Mrs. Conway and framing Jimmy]].

* RabidCop: Old Bill and Manning [[spoiler: even before the reveal]].

* AmbiguouslyEvil: the flashback [[spoiler: to the rape and murder of Jimmy's wife]]. only seems to show nine men, but Jimmy [[spoiler: not counting Shane, there are twelve men in Old Bill's posse- including the late-arriving Carlin brothers-, along with the clearly involved Gleason. Old Bill, Manning and the Carlin’s are unambiguously stated to be guilty and unrepentant in the final showdown. Gleason’s suicide shows his guilt, and Rex says that he’s going to hell after being shot by Jimmy. That leaves only three potential spots in the mob of rapists (unless Rex or Gleason just helped cover it up), but a lot more than three people that Jimmy killed. The brutality Jimmy spends killing Slim, Ken and Ted implies a personal beef with them. Slim and Ted, with their businesses that would have boomed if the railroad deal went through, both would have had motives to take part in Old Bill's revenge attack on the Conway's. Slim may have only died because he called Jimmy a black bastard and tried to take advantage of a moment of hesitation on Jimmy's part though. When Jimmy enters Ted's bar, he mostly ignores Ted, until Ted tires to shoot him, although he may have just been doing that to draw out the terror. Earl shot in a split-second moment trying to ambush Jimmy under what he could have viewed as legitimate circumstances and there’s no sign of anything personal between them. The fact that Willy is shot when Old Bill, Dale and Manning were also targets could mean that Jimmy had some enmity towards him, but perhaps Jimmy simply couldn't tell who he was from the distance he made that shot. Dale does ride out for the final fight with Old Bill and Manning (his reaction to Shane’s suspicions for Old Bill’s story are also ambiguous) but that could just be out of confused desperation or to avenge the friends he'd lost to Jimmy, and Jimmy doesn’t let him know it’s coming before killing him, unlike Manning. Barlow largely seems like a NiceGuy, but when he's wounded and being carried by Shane he babbles about how Jimmy is going to kill them all, although that may have just been ordinary panic after seeing Jimmy sadistically kill Ken while Barlow was PlayingPossum. It's also unclear if Jimmy deliberately shot Barlow in a way that would cause a protracted death, or if Barlow's death or survival didn't mean anything to him.]].

* AmbiguouslyEvil: the flashback [[spoiler: to the rape and murder of Jimmy's wife]]. only seems to show nine men, but Jimmy [[spoiler: not counting Shane, there are twelve men in Old Bill's posse- including the late-arriving Carlin brothers-, along with the clearly involved Gleason. Old Bill, Manning and the Carlin’s are unambiguously stated to be guilty and unrepentant in the final showdown. Gleason’s suicide shows his guilt, and Rex says that he’s going to hell after being shot by Jimmy. That leaves only three potential spots in the mob of rapists (unless Rex or Gleason just helped cover it up), but a lot more than three people that Jimmy killed. The brutality Jimmy spends killing Slim, Ken and Ted implies a personal beef with them. Slim and Ted, with their businesses that would have boomed if the railroad deal went through, both would have had motives to take part in Old Bill's revenge attack on the Conway's. Slim may have only died because he called Jimmy a black bastard and tried to take advantage of a moment of hesitation on Jimmy's part though. When Jimmy enters Ted's bar, he mostly ignores Ted, until Ted tires to shoot him, although he may have just been doing that to draw out the terror. Earl shot in a split-second moment trying to ambush Jimmy under what he could have viewed as legitimate circumstances and there’s no sign of anything personal between them. The fact that Willy is shot when Old Bill, Dale and Manning were also targets could mean that Jimmy had some enmity towards him, but perhaps Jimmy simply couldn't tell who he was from the distance he made that shot. Dale does ride out for the final fight with Old Bill and Manning (his reaction to Shane’s suspicions for Old Bill’s story are also ambiguous) but that could just be out of confused desperation or to avenge the friends he'd lost to Jimmy, and Jimmy doesn’t let him know it’s coming before killing him, unlike Manning. Barlow largely seems like a NiceGuy, but when he's wounded and being carried by Shane he babbles about how Jimmy is going to kill them all, although that may have just been ordinary panic after seeing Jimmy sadistically kill Ken while Barlow was PlayingPossum. It's also unclear if Jimmy deliberately shot Barlow in a way that would cause a protracted death, or if Barlow's death or survival didn't mean anything to him.]]. Jimmy himself might fall under this [[spoiler: if any of those men were innocent but he killed them anyway]].

* ChekhovsGunmen: The Carlin brothers. Their first scene establishes Old Bill's lack of respect for the environment and willing to bend the rules [[spoiler: and they come back to town at the end just in time to back Old Bill up against Jimmy, making them apply this trope literally.]].

* Chekhov'sGunmen: The Carlin brothers. Their first scene establishes Old Bill's lack of respect for the environment and willing to bend the rules [[spoiler: and they come back to town at the end just in time to back Old Bill up against Jimmy]].

* Chekov'sGunmen: The Carlin brothers. Their first scene establishes Old Bill's lack of respect for the environment and willing to bend the rules [[spoiler: and they come back to town at the end just in time to back Old Bill up against Jimmy]].

* {{ Chekov's Gunmen}}: The Carlin brothers. Their first scene establishes Old Bill's lack of respect for the environment and willing to bend the rules [[spoiler: and they come back to town at the end just in time to back Old Bill up against Jimmy]].

* {{ Chekov's Gunman}}: The Carlin brothers. Their first scene establishes Old Bill's lack of respect for the environment and willing to bend the rules [[spoiler: and they come back to town at the end just in time to back Old Bill up against Jimmy]].

* Chekov'sGunman: The Carlin brothers. Their first scene establishes Old Bill's lack of respect for the environment and willing to bend the rules [[spoiler: and they come back to town at the end just in time to back Old Bill up against Jimmy]].

* ChekovsGunman: The Carlin brothers. Their first scene establishes Old Bill's lack of respect for the environment and willing to bend the rules [[spoiler: and they come back to town at the end just in time to back Old Bill up against Jimmy]].

* AmbigiouslyEvil: the flashback [[spoiler: to the rape and murder of Jimmy's wife]]. only seems to show nine men, but Jimmy [[spoiler: kills ten, and there's also the Carlin brothers and Gleason. Of the other four, it's unclear whether they knew about it and covered it up, or were just collateral damage (or if it was simply a filming mistake). Old Bill, Manning and the Carlin’s are unambiguously stated to be guilty and unrepentant in the final showdown. Gleason’s suicide shows his guilt, and Rex says that he’s going to hell after being shot by Jimmy. The brutality Jimmy spends killing Slim, Ken and Ted implies a personal beef with them. Slim and Ted, with their businesses that would have boomed if the railroad deal went through, both would have had motives to take part in Old Bill's revenge attack on the Conway's. Slim may have only died because he called Jimmy a black bastard and tried to take advantage of a moment of hesitation on Jimmy's part though. When Jimmy enters Ted's bar, he mostly ignores Ted, until Ted tires to shoot him, although he may have just been doing that to draw out the terror. Earl shot in a split-second moment trying to ambush Jimmy under what he could have viewed as legitimate circumstances and there’s no sign of anything personal between them. The fact that Willy is shot when Old Bill, Dale and Manning were also targets could mean that Jimmy had some enmity towards him, but perhaps Jimmy simply couldn't tell who he was from the distance he made that shot. Dale does ride out for the final fight with Old Bill and Manning (his reaction to Shane’s suspicions for Old Bill’s story are also ambiguous) but that could just be out of confused desperation or to avenge the friends he'd lost to Jimmy, and Jimmy doesn’t let him know it’s coming before killing him, unlike Manning. Barlow largely seems like a NiceGuy, but when he's wounded and being carried by Shane he babbles about how Jimmy is going to kill them all, although that may have just been ordinary panic after seeing Jimmy sadistically kill Ken while Barlow was PlayingPossum. It's also unclear if Jimmy deliberately shot Barlow in a way that would cause a protracted death, or if Barlow's death or survival didn't mean anything to him.]]. Jimmy himself might fall under this [[if any of those men were innocent but he killed them anyway]].