The Assignment
Seen it?2016 | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 33% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and a lukewarm 5.5 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
33% on Rotten Tomatoes, 34 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$389K worldwide on a $5 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 49K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Walter Hill
- Michelle RodriguezFrank Kitchen / Tomboy
- Sigourney WeaverDr. Rachel Kay
- Tony ShalhoubDr. Ralph Galen
- Caitlin GerardJohnnie
- Anthony LaPagliaHonest John Hartunian
- Paul McGillionPaul Wincott
- Ken KirzingerNurse Albert Becker
- Paul LazenbyBodyguard
- Zak SantiagoEdward Gonzales
- Adrian HoughSebastian