After waking up and discovering that he has undergone gender reassignment surgery, an assassin seeks to find the doctor responsible.
The problem with The Assignment Water Hill’s neo-noir action thriller about a hit man-turned-woman against his will by a vengeful doctor, is all in the title.
Originally known as (Re)Assignment the title is based on an outdated surgical term, gender reassignment now known as gender confirmation surgery. The change reflects that transgender individuals who choose to undergo medical transition are confirming their true gender identity, not re-assigning it.
In The Assignment, which follows Frank Kitchen (Michelle Rodriguez) as a hit man who receives the surgery against his will by a vengeful doctor named Rachel Kay (Sigourney Weaver), using the accurate terminology would be inaccurate. That should give you a hint as to why “The Assignment” is exploitative, insulting, and dangerous to trans people...