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Michelle Yeoh Stars in 'The Surgeon': A Thrilling Medical Action Thriller
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In Short: Michelle Yeoh takes on a new action role in 'The Surgeon,' a medical thriller that pushes the boundaries of physicality and violence.
Michelle Yeoh, known for her supporting roles in blockbusters like 'Wicked' and 'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' is set to star in her first all-out action role since her Oscar win. The film, directed by Roshan Sethi, a certified physician and creator of the medical drama 'The Resident,' is a departure from her usual roles, focusing on a retired surgeon forced to perform a final operation under duress.
The Surgeon is a medical thriller that explores the human anatomy as a weapon, with Yeoh's character, Eliza Lim, using her surgical skills to turn every key body part into a death sentence. Sethi's screenplay is clever, but it's Yeoh's exceptional ability to manipulate her opponents' mobility that makes the film a delight. 'She runs Michelle through everything, like how to scrub in, how to operate, how to do the knots,' Sethi told TheWrap.
Yeoh's training for the role was extensive, including observing a pig dissection at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, where the film was shot. 'My brother sent some very funny short films where I had asked him to cut toast like a surgeon, just so everything felt like a surgeon,' Sethi added. The film's greatest asset is Yeoh's ability to seamlessly transition from a surgeon to an action star, making the violence feel both real and thrilling.
The film is not a character study, but it's clear who Eliza Lim is from the start. 'It was really important for me, so that when I did the movements and all that, it looked real,' Yeoh told TheWrap. 'She ran Michelle through everything, like how to scrub in, how to operate, how to do the knots, everything,' Sethi said. The Surgeon is a blast of a good time that allows Yeoh to cut through bad guys like a hot scalpel through soft flesh, literally.
The film is not for the squeamish, as it pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable in an action thriller. 'The Surgeon isn’t a character study, but we instantly know who that character is,' Sethi told The Hollywood Reporter. 'It’s a fantastic role for Yeoh that shows once again that she is one of the most well-rounded actors around, as credible when beating up a bruising Russian thug as she is performing complicated surgery,' Punch Drunk Critics noted.
What's confirmed
- Michelle Yeoh, known for her supporting roles in blockbusters like 'Wicked' and 'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' is set to star in her first all-out action role since her Oscar win. The film, directed by Roshan Sethi, a certified physician and creator of the medical drama 'The Resident,' is a departure from her usual roles, focusing on a retired surgeon forced to perform a final operation under duress.
- The Surgeon is a medical thriller that explores the human anatomy as a weapon, with Yeoh's character, Eliza Lim, using her surgical skills to turn every key body part into a death sentence. Sethi's screenplay is clever, but it's Yeoh's exceptional ability to manipulate her opponents' mobility that makes the film a delight. 'She runs Michelle through everything, like how to scrub in, how to operate, how to do the knots,' Sethi told TheWrap.
- Yeoh's training for the role was extensive, including observing a pig dissection at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, where the film was shot. 'My brother sent some very funny short films where I had asked him to cut toast like a surgeon, just so everything felt like a surgeon,' Sethi added. The film's greatest asset is Yeoh's ability to seamlessly transition from a surgeon to an action star, making the violence feel both real and thrilling.
- The film is not a character study, but it's clear who Eliza Lim is from the start. 'It was really important for me, so that when I did the movements and all that, it looked real,' Yeoh told TheWrap. 'She ran Michelle through everything, like how to scrub in, how to operate, how to do the knots, everything,' Sethi said. The Surgeon is a blast of a good time that allows Yeoh to cut through bad guys like a hot scalpel through soft flesh, literally.
- The film is not for the squeamish, as it pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable in an action thriller. 'The Surgeon isn’t a character study, but we instantly know who that character is,' Sethi told The Hollywood Reporter. 'It’s a fantastic role for Yeoh that shows once again that she is one of the most well-rounded actors around, as credible when beating up a bruising Russian thug as she is performing complicated surgery,' Punch Drunk Critics noted.
What's still developing
- Considering her expertise in martial arts and kick-ass action ( Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for starters), her latest effort in the genre is a lot of fun but not for squeamish stomachs since The Surgeon makes The Pitt look like PAW Patrol.
- This medical thrill ride holds nothing back in exploring the human anatomy as weaponry that even John Wick would envy.
- Roshan Sethi (A Nice Indian Boy) is a manual for turning bad guys inside out – literally.
- Yeoh’s martial arts skills really come into play in battling these guys by manipulating their mobility in delightfully paralyzing ways.
- Yeoh, of course, started out in martial arts films, but that is not the kind of action displayed here.
- Fifteen minutes into John Torres’ “ The Remotes,” which had its world premiere at TIFF, I looked up from my raw red hand to catch the line: “Ma’am, does your body move on its own?” It felt like I was being watched.
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- American audiences who have only known Michelle Yeoh for her roles in Everything Everywhere All At Once, Wicked, and maybe even Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, will never understand just how furious an action star she was back in her Hong Kong prime.