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The film's violence erupts in rare, staccato bursts, all the more horrifying for coming out of nowhere. Aug 24, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The film's violence erupts in rare, staccato bursts, all the more horrifying for coming out of nowhere.
Ty Burr
Election feels routine at times, though less formulaic than other genre exercises from Hong Kong. The depiction of crime customs is sociologically detailed. Jul 13, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Election feels routine at times, though less formulaic than other genre exercises from Hong Kong. The depiction of crime customs is sociologically detailed.
Bill Stamets
[Director To's] talent for documentary-style realism and navigating complex political systems sets him apart, though his nationalism puts him squarely in the mainstream. Jul 12, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
[Director To's] talent for documentary-style realism and navigating complex political systems sets him apart, though his nationalism puts him squarely in the mainstream.
Robert K. Elder
Dense, demanding concentration, lacking any romantic (but plenty of sordid) violence, extremely involving and rewarding of careful attention. Jun 21, 2007 | Full Review…
Dense, demanding concentration, lacking any romantic (but plenty of sordid) violence, extremely involving and rewarding of careful attention.
Stephen Hunter
Ultimately, Election and Triad Election -- which benefit from being seen back to back -- play like a mature reevaluation of [Johnnie] To's long-standing talent for splashy, eye-popping violence. Jun 8, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Ultimately, Election and Triad Election -- which benefit from being seen back to back -- play like a mature reevaluation of [Johnnie] To's long-standing talent for splashy, eye-popping violence.
Robert Abele
Nobody familiar with [director] To will be surprised by the way he presents stylish violence in innovative and humorous ways. Apr 27, 2007 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Nobody familiar with [director] To will be surprised by the way he presents stylish violence in innovative and humorous ways.
V.A. Musetto
The film's main drive involves plotting and scheming rather than outright violence, though -- unlike the sequel -- the basic good guy-bad guy conflict is pretty standard. Jan 3, 2008 | Full Review…
The film's main drive involves plotting and scheming rather than outright violence, though -- unlike the sequel -- the basic good guy-bad guy conflict is pretty standard.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Some real genius and understated power . . . transcends its genre and turns the venally criminal into the profoundly human. Nov 19, 2007
Some real genius and understated power . . . transcends its genre and turns the venally criminal into the profoundly human.
Brian Gibson
Reveals [director] To as a master of lean, close-quarters action. Jun 7, 2007 | Full Review…
Reveals [director] To as a master of lean, close-quarters action.
Scott Foundas
has more hits than misses Apr 26, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
has more hits than misses
Don Willmott
To's double shot is a landmark work for HK cinema. Oct 28, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
To's double shot is a landmark work for HK cinema.
Jason Anderson
It's easy to see why a sequel was quickly cranked out. Sep 13, 2006
It's easy to see why a sequel was quickly cranked out.
Jon Popick
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