The Assignment
(2016)
Overview
Ace assassin Frank Kitchen is double crossed by gangsters and falls into the hands of rogue surgeon known as The Doctor who turns him into a woman. The hitman, now a hitwoman, sets out for revenge, aided by a nurse named Johnnie who also has secrets.
Director
Walter Hill
Writers
Denis Hamill, Denis Hamill, Walter Hill, Walter Hill
Top Billed
Michelle Rodriguez
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Top Billed Cast
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Reviews
Reno
⭐ 6/10July 30, 2017
**The story of how a hitman became hitgirl!**
Actually, it was a much better film than what I've heard of it. What could you expect from a B movie? This was a much better film for its small budget with a decent cast. The storyline seems okay, but Michelle Rodriguez is the one who made it possible. Yeah, it was like created for her to play the main role and she excelled. The filmmaking was quite compromised when the initial part of her characte…
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Gimly
⭐ 5/10August 2, 2017
A risky movie to make, people on both ends of the political spectrum are going to have things to say about _The_ _Assignment_ without ever having seen it, of that I have no doubt. But personally, and trying to put all that aside, _The_ _Assignment_ is actually halfway decent. It uses a couple of tropes I don't enjoy, for instance it has not one but two separate point of view framing devices, and I got the distinct impression that Sigourney Weaver… read the rest.
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⭐ 3/10January 11, 2018
Boring--which is the worst thing that a B-movie can be. Points only for Michelle Rodriguez's prosthetic penis, her natural titties, and Sigourney Weaver's cinematic debasement via thriller cliches. This fauxploitation film doesn't even have the guts to do exploitation right.
r96sk
⭐ 4/10June 23, 2023
Big thumbs down.
I truly wanted to enjoy <em>'The Assignment'</em> due to Michelle Rodriguez's involvement, but man it is unfortunately a pretty cruddy flick. Rodriguez herself is the film's only noteworthy positive, but only just to be honest - she isn't given much to work with. The premise has potential, though its execution here leaves a lot to be desired.
Everything onscreen involving the characters of Sigourney Weaver and Tony Shalhou…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$388,789