Walter Hill, the director behind The Warriors and 48 Hours, has a new movie out called The Assignment in which a surgeon changes a male into a woman for the sake of revenge. In 2017, that one-sentence plot description alone might need a trigger warning, and it's causing liberals to become apoplectic. Take the Bustle's review of the film by Mari Brighe:

The film, in which a hitman undergoes "forced sex reassignment" as retribution for crossing the wrong person, was criticized for what many considered exploitation of gender and trans issues, and having seen the final product, I can attest that its handling of these subject ranges from awkwardly hamfisted to just laughably bad. Despite a vigorous defense from both the film's director and star to the contrary, the film functionally exploits the public's fascination with trans bodies and the "transformation" aspect of gender/sex transition in a shallow, poorly written way.

Brighe continues to say, "...while the film may not be portraying a trans woman, per se, it is still portraying some of the essential experiences of trans women, and doing so in a way that is inaccurate, trivializing, and deeply harmful." Hollywood in Toto describes some of the film's other flaws this way:

“The Assignment” is a B-movie to its core, only the cast and crew aren’t quite aware of it. The setup is absurd. Frank doesn’t have a scar on him following the surgery. Rodriguez’s manly turn is wildly unconvincing. And the killings are right out of a grindhouse workshop.

But here's a line from the movie pointed out that is just too hilarious not to share:

“I’ve liberated you from the macho prison you live in,” coos “The Doctor,” a mad surgeon given far too much integrity by Sigourney Weaver.

Yes, this doctor’s skills are so impressive he can turn a bearded Michelle Rodriguez into … a clean shaven Michelle Rodriguez.

Brighe also takes umbrage at this transformation:

Let's start with the absurd and deeply frustrating portrayal of gender-related surgeries. The hairy and bearded Frank is assaulted and drugged into unconsciousness, then wakes up with a face, chest, and groin wrapped in bandages, which he unwinds to find a perfectly feminine face and body. Any trans woman will tell you that this isn't anything remotely near what the reality of medical transition is actually like. It's an often years-long process that often involves hormones, electrolysis or laser hair removal, as well as surgery. However, the film perpetuates the pervasive and false belief that a hirsute, macho man can miraculously, nearly instantaneously change into a lithe, hairless, attractive woman.

But isn't this exactly what the Bruce Jenner transformation was attempting to tell the culture? In one moment, we had a strong, male Olympic athlete. In the next, we saw photos of him wearing heels and sporting impressive breasts on the cover of Vanity Fair. Isn't that exactly the "transformation" we were supposed to stand back and applaud?

The bottom line is that Hill and his co-writer Denis Hamill have apparently made a terrible movie, one that deserves some of the criticism it's receiving. However, the fact that liberal filmgoers are passing the smelling salts over the basic plot should make any red-blooded American want to go see it.

Watch the trailer here.