The fall festival season isn’t just about prestige pictures elbowing each other for the pole position in the awards season race. There are straight-up genre pictures too, hoping to directly hit the pleasure center of your brain, and one movie aiming to do just that is “(Re)Assignment.”
Previously known as “Tomboy,” the movie comes from the legendary Walter Hill (“The Warriors,” “48 Hrs.,” writer of “The Getaway“). Bringing together Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver, the story follows an assassin who is turned into a woman, and sets out on a quest for revenge. “Face/Off” for a new generation? Let’s hope. Here’s the official synopsis:
A revenge tale about an ace assassin who is double-crossed by gangsters and a rogue plastic surgeon operating on the fringes of society. The story becomes a trail of self-discovery and redemption against a criminal mastermind opponent.
“(Re)Assignment” will be released in the U.S. by Saban Films.