Rotten
It's too clunky to be any kind of real provocation.
Alison Willmore, BuzzFeed News
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Walter Hill Director
- Michelle Rodriguez as Frank Kitchen / Tomboy
- Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Rachel Kay
- Tony Shalhoub as Dr. Ralph Galen
- Caitlin Gerard as Johnnie
- Anthony LaPaglia as Honest John Hartunian
- Paul McGillion as Paul Wincott
- Ken Kirzinger as Nurse Albert Becker
- Paul Lazenby as Bodyguard
- Zak Santiago as Edward Gonzales
- Adrian Hough as Sebastian
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Fresh
For longtime fans of the filmmaker, this Canadian-made low-budget revenge yarn will be embraced as Hill's most entertaining and, on the terms it sets for itself, accomplished film in some time. It's an instant cult item.
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
Gracelessly mashes together hardboiled crime-melodrama cliches and an unintentionally funny "Oh no! I'm a chick now!!" gender-change narrative hook.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
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