Following an ace assassin who 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. After waking up and discovering that he has undergone gender reassignment surgery, an assassin seeks to find the doctor responsible. When I first heard about this film I was like "ugh! Another non-trans actor playing a trans(ish) role", and was annoyed.<br/><br/>The lead actor Michelle Rodriguez is pretty much only known for the Fast and Furious films, so this would be the first film with her as essentially the lead.<br/><br/>I'm trying to play devils advocate here and give it a fair go, but its just a terrible film. Frank never looks convincing as a man, that beard! Omg! I've seen kids with better pretend pirate beards! The story makes no sense, no even Sigourney Weaver can save this steaming pile from going straight to the 50p DVD bin.<br/><br/>Is it transphobic? I don't know. It's not someone wanting to make a change to their body but someone having that change forced upon them.<br/><br/>Is it a good film? Absolutely not. Don't waste your hard earned on this, if you really want to see it then wait for it to appear at 3am on some b-movie channel or with a Netflix / Amazon Prime subscription or other "free" method, but you won't get that time back. If you don't like action and have a dark sense of humour then don't waste your time and don't see it, it's that simple. It only means you have other movies that suits you better. Whoever watch's it, take it seriously lightly and you will have a laugh. It's a graphic movie with a B-side intention. 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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