a lovely old fashion thriller come on like a cross between alfred hitchcock and david lynch and red rock west follow the misadventure of injured veteran unemployed oil worker mr n. cage a his luck turn from bad to worse after he end up with an empty gas tank and barely enough money for a cup of coffee in a one ute town in the back of beyond . it have be establish right from the start that mr cage might be down but he be not out and and he might be broke but he will not steal and not even in his present dire circumstance . consequently when he be mistake by mr j. t. walsh for the man he have commission to murder his wife and mr cage call on the wife to warn her of her husband intention . in turn she and in the person of miss l. f. boyle and offer him even more money to murder mr walsh . mr cage decide to leave whilst he be still in front but a he be drive out of town he hit a man in the road . tempt a he might be to drive on and he take the man to hospital and where it turn out he have be shoot . mr cage be detain by the deputy who call the sheriff who turn out to be mr j. t. walsh . event take a far complicate turn when and escape from custody and mr. cage narrowly avoid be run over by the real hit man on his way to fulfill his commission . about now you might be forgive for think enough already and but a it happen on the screen it seem a completely logical turn of event and the narrative flow of the movie at this point seem unstoppable . mr d. hopper be comfortably cast a the hired killer and like mr cage a usmc veteran . this little piece of serendipity keep mr cage alive long enough out think the murderous trio and survive and a little more battered but still unbowed . it be a tribute to everybody involve that what sound on paper remarkably like a piece of nonsense be in fact a tense exceptionally well make picture with fine performance all round . red rock west be a movie lover movie . within five minute you know you be go somewhere you have be before on plenty of occasion and but you will be very happy during the trip .