The Assignment ( Tomboy )

One of my favourite female actors of all time, have always been Sigourney Weaver. Not only because of her wonderful performances in the Alien films, but she have done some really good films from her past. Eyewitness, The Year Of Living Dangerously, Ghostbusters, Gorillas In The Mist, Dave, The Ice Storm and many more titles. Sigourney have always felt very natural on screen. She is no diva, does not seem to care about a stereotypical image of women, she does what she likes, and this is something i always loved about her as an actor. I can imagine that there are many women out there who look up to her as a role model, especially for women who are trying to become actors. One of the films i mentioned earlier, Gorillas In The Mist, have always been one of my favourite films with Sigourney Weaver. The film is based on the true story, about the naturalist Dian Fossey. She was a woman who studies gorillas, and tried to help gorillas survive from hunters. Her work in Africa meant a lot for gorillas, and you can clearly get an image of some of the things she tried to do, during her years in Africa. But it all ended December 27th, 1985, when she was found murdered in her cabin in Rwanda. I think Sigourney really did a fantastic performance as Dian Fossey, and i suggest you pick up the blu ray film, or dvd, for sale somewhere. This is a film worth having in your collection. In more recent years we have seen Sigourney done a lot of films. And i instantly think of two films, known as The Girl In The Park, and the political action thriller Vantage Point. I especially enjoyed The Girl In The Park, an interesting view on how we handle situations in life, when something unexpected happens. I enjoyed her performance in the sci fi action film Chappie, from director Neil Blomkamp, a different take on robot technology, and if robots are just machines. If i say the name Michelle Rodriguez, you might think of her in the Fast & Furious films. I personally remember her mostly from her really good performance in Girlfight. I still think that is her best film so far in her career, and this is a film that should be seen. Michelle have of course been in a number of films, such as Resident Evil, Machete and Battle: Los Angeles ( a film i actually enjoiyed, while most critics disliked it ). So how would it be to see both Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Rodriguez in the same film ? Here is your chance, in the new film The Assignment. I really had no idea what to expect from this film, but the cast made me curious to see what this could be. Is this an surprisingly good action thriller, or is this an awful release that no one should care about ?

Frank Kitchen ( Michelle Rodriguez ) is a contract killer, who always finish his jobs. Dr. Rachel Jay ( Sigourney Weaver ) lost her brother through an assassination from Frank, To revenge her brother, and to make a better world ( in her mind ), she sends John Hartunian ( Anthony LaPaglia ) and his men to knock Frank down. Frank is captured and is becoming a part of a sex change experiment. Dr. Rachel belive that Frank will now become a new person, as a woman. As Frank wakes up, as a woman, she is now ready to revenge everyone who were a part of this, including Dr. Rachel.

If you ever wanted to know what it would look like, to see Michelle Rodriguez as a transgender person, with a big penis and a hairy chest, then you have come to the right place. And she have a beard as well, i instantly started to thinking about the Eurovision Song Contest Winner Conchita Wurst back in 2014. The differences here are of course that Michelle is a assassin, and happen to have the biggest penis in this galaxy ( unless you count in Ron Jeremy of course ). The cast here is really special, you have Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub ( from the classic tv series Monk ) and Anthony LaPaglia. So what if you throw all these actors together, in a very odd mix of action thriller, from the legendary director Walter Hill ( who made The Warriors and 48 Hours ), what do you get ? This may be the most strange film i have seen this year so far. Because parts of this film makes no sense at all, and you will most likely laugh. Especially seeing Michelle Rodriguez naked male body, i cant describe it. So there are of course a ton of assassination films out there, does this film have anything special to offer ? Well, not much. But as i come to think about it, i think director Walter Hill have made this film so strange, because he knows that this could become a cult film. With a story that makes no sense, and odd characters, i can perhaps understand what he wanted to do with this film. From a quality level of film making, i can tell you that this film does not give much. I believe that The Assignment gives a different look on an assassins life, who wakes up after having a sex change. I can´t say i have never seen anything like this before, and for that i have to say director Walter Hill have at least tried a different path. Directors who dare to take risks are always good, but it also depends if you do it correctly. Sigourney Weaver gives her performance with some emotions, but far away from her really good films. Michelle Rodriguez is not the most strong lead character as an assassin, but she does manage to give her character some kind of roughness.  I feel very split about this film, because parts of The Assignment are not very good, while some parts give me a feeling that this could be a future cult film. The mix of all of this gives me no choice, but to find a rating that feels correct. The Assignment is a film that should be seen, if you enjoy the films of Walter Hill. And this is his most odd film ever, and perhaps one of his worst films. I can´t really recommend this film, but i have a feeling this could be a cult hit on dvd in the future. You are not going to see anything like The Assignment this spring, and if you want quality you won´t find it here. A very odd release, made to make us confused.

Avaible on VOD, and shown in selected theatres, and you can get this film on dvd from April 17 in the UK, if you want to experience something different.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MZDXQZJ

Rating: DD