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Based on 6 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Crime | Drama | Foreign | Suspense/Thriller
Written by:
Nai-Hoi Yau
Tin-Shing Yip
Directed by: Johnny To
Release Date:
Theatrical: April 27, 2007
DVD: August 2, 2006
Running Time: 100 minutes, Color
Origin: Hong Kong
Language(s): Cantonese / Mandarin / English
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, Siu-Fai Cheung, Suet Lam, Ka Tung Lam, Tian-lin Wang, and Maggie Siu
This 2005 film is the first installment in Johnnie To's Hong Kong gangland series.
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What The Critics Said
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Chicago Reader Joshua Katzman
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.
Read Full Review >The New York Times A.O. Scott
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.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
A poignant moment occurs in Election when a young boy sees his father brutally beat another mobster to death.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Ty Burr
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.
Read Full Review >Variety Derek Elley
Some general viewers may feel let down by the relatively scant action.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Ray Bennett
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.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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