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Election
  • Studio: Tartan
  • Release Date: Apr 27, 2007
Metascore
73 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    80
    By the end, Mr. To has proven himself to be a genre hack of uncommon intelligence and soul: a first-rate entertainer who can thrill you into thinking.
  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Joshua Katzman
    80
    Johnny To is considered one of the best action filmmakers in Hong Kong, and in this smart, stylized gangland thriller (2005) he looks at the messy inner workings of a triad.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    A poignant moment occurs in Election when a young boy sees his father brutally beat another mobster to death.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    75
    Mostly Election tracks the shifting of power among men for whom power is all that matters, no matter how much lip service they pay to loyalty. The final sequence is a shocker but it's also completely logical.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Derek Elley
    70
    Some general viewers may feel let down by the relatively scant action.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Ray Bennett
    50
    A repellent movie filled with gratuitous violence, Election is bound to find an appreciative audience among those who like their cinematic criminals noisy, stupid and deadly.
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