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Released Year: 2016
Runtime: 95 minutes
Directors: Walter Hill
Casts: Anthony LaPaglia, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Tony Shalhoub, Adrian Hough, Lauro Chartrand, Ken Kirzinger, Paul Lazenby, Alex Zahara, Terry Chen, Caitlin Gerard, Zak Santiago, Darryl Quon, Chad Riley, Paul McGillion, Jason Asuncion, Sergio Osuna, Lia Lam, Caroline Chan, Hugo Ateo, Eltie Pearce
IMDB: The Assignment (2016)
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(10 votes, average: 3.30 out of 5)
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The Hollywood Reporter -
The somber tone and low-end production values may not be exactly in tune with young neo-noir enthusiasts, but more seasoned fans of the genre and the filmmaker will recognize and embrace Hill’s use of noir to play with and comment on topical issues in a deliciously subversive way, political correctness be damned.
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The Film Stage -
(Re)Assignment is ultimately canny in genre-play and unique in its time, factors that don’t necessarily make it great, but, beyond old-man-auteurism apologia, still hold somewhat of a flame in the modern age.
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Screen International -
This is a film which doesn’t take itself very seriously, and it will work best with an audience which takes the same approach.
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We Got This Covered -
Rodriguez’s transformation is hackneyed and ham-fisted, Hill’s action lacks excitement, unnecessary comic-book panel swipes add “character” – there’s nothing noteworthy about this hunt for retribution.
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IndieWire -
Cheesy without being self-aware, hobbled by rampant transphobia that the screenplay’s too dumb to address, this inane burst of campy stupidity can’t get beyond the sheer absurdity of its very existence.
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The Assignment (2016)
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.
The Assignment (2016)
(10 votes, average: 3.30 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2016
Runtime: 95 minutes
Directors: Walter Hill
Casts: Anthony LaPaglia, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Tony Shalhoub, Adrian Hough, Lauro Chartrand, Ken Kirzinger, Paul Lazenby, Alex Zahara, Terry Chen, Caitlin Gerard, Zak Santiago, Darryl Quon, Chad Riley, Paul McGillion, Jason Asuncion, Sergio Osuna, Lia Lam, Caroline Chan, Hugo Ateo, Eltie Pearce
IMDB: The Assignment (2016)
Storyline
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.
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Reviews
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The Hollywood Reporter -
The somber tone and low-end production values may not be exactly in tune with young neo-noir enthusiasts, but more seasoned fans of the genre and the filmmaker will recognize and embrace Hill’s use of noir to play with and comment on topical issues in a deliciously subversive way, political correctness be damned.
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The Film Stage -
(Re)Assignment is ultimately canny in genre-play and unique in its time, factors that don’t necessarily make it great, but, beyond old-man-auteurism apologia, still hold somewhat of a flame in the modern age.
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Screen International -
This is a film which doesn’t take itself very seriously, and it will work best with an audience which takes the same approach.
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We Got This Covered -
Rodriguez’s transformation is hackneyed and ham-fisted, Hill’s action lacks excitement, unnecessary comic-book panel swipes add “character” – there’s nothing noteworthy about this hunt for retribution.
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IndieWire -
Cheesy without being self-aware, hobbled by rampant transphobia that the screenplay’s too dumb to address, this inane burst of campy stupidity can’t get beyond the sheer absurdity of its very existence.
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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.
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.
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.
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.