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Triad Election

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Triad Election (2007)

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Reviews Counted:46

Fresh:44

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.4/10

Consensus: Taking its cues from the Godfather series, Triad Election understands how a giddy mix of thrills and gunplay can make for compelling cinema.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Apr 25, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: Wo Sing is Hong Kong’s oldest Triad Society. Under the leadership of its current Chairman Lok, it has grown to become the most feared crime organization in the city. Jimmy (Louis Koo), a... Wo Sing is Hong Kong’s oldest Triad Society. Under the leadership of its current Chairman Lok, it has grown to become the most feared crime organization in the city. Jimmy (Louis Koo), a twenty-first-century gangster with an M.B.A., wants to go clean by building a legitimate business empire. His profit-making enterprises have already made him a favorite in the upcoming Chairman election, but his popularity has also brought him to the attention of the Chinese authorities, who believe he is the perfect middleman to bring the Triads and the Central Government into peaceful co-existence. The Chinese authorities offer Jimmy access to the Mainland’s business market should he choose to lead Wo Sing for the next two years. The irony is not lost on Jimmy: in order to escape the Triads, first he must become their leader. -- © Tartan Films [More]

Starring: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Suet Lam, Andy On

Starring: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Suet Lam, Andy On, Mark Cheng, Nick Cheung, Siu-Fai Cheung, Ka Tung Lam

Director: Johnnie To

Director: Johnnie To
Screenwriter: Nai-Hoi Yau, Tin-shing Yip
Producer: Johnny To, Dennis Law
Composer: Robert Ellis-Geiger
Studio: Tartan Films

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Sep 11, 2007

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For all its emulation of American gangster films, Triad Election is first and foremost a portrait of Hong Kong, painted in great swaths of black and red.

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
10/17/06
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
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Triad Election lacks the emotional punch or aesthetic dazzle to take it up a notch.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
10/16/06
George Wu
George Wu
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'Triad Election' creates vignettes without depth by piling set pieces hard and fast upon set pieces -- none of them offering anything new.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
10/15/06
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

This disturbing social order, both inside and outside the Triad, is the series’ defining characteristic. Because of its emphasis, this installment satisfies, even if another sequel feels inevitable.

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10/07/06
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

It's really more of the same, with one key ingredient added: Jimmy providing what might be the greatest pep-talk in the history of modern cinema.

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09/13/06
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
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Election 2 is equal in precision to its predecessor, exuding a perpetual sense of danger.

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09/03/06
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

For anyone who saw Election, Johnnie To's masterful, modern reworking of the Hong Kong Triad drama and its mythology, Election 2 isn't so much a sequel as a logical extension of the story.

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05/13/06
Elizabeth Kerr
Elizabeth Kerr
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