Triad Election
Tartan | Release Date: April 25, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
83
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
A muscular sequel to To's riveting 2005 gangster picture "Election." Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Like the best crime stories, this one isn't about how the bad guys live, it's about how WE live. Read full review
91
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Cements director's place as mob-movie master. Read full review
90
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
More elegantly plotted and streamlined than the first film. Read full review
90
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
Outside of "Grindhouse," it may be the most bang for your buck to be had in a Los Angeles movie theater this season. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Set two years later, the sequel's the better film. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
In To's movies no one is innocent, and the social corruption has reached down to the soul. He orchestrates action scenes with an elegance that suggests Scorsese. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterElizabeth Kerr
It's not all violence and brutality. To allows his morbid sense of humor to shine through. There are moments of absurd hilarity that don't necessarily lighten the mood so much as bring it down to earth. The performances are strong all around. Read full review
80
VarietyRussell Edwards
Distinguished by intelligence, wit and violence but is lightly wounded by some ill-fitting moments. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMichelle Orange
To's take on the plight of the modern gangste is inspired. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele
Like any good sequel, this film takes what is familiar with the original's concept -- in this case, an internecine struggle for supremacy -- and deepens it. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Nobody familiar with To will be surprised by the way he presents stylish violence in innovative and humorous ways. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Plenty of films owe a debt to "The Godfather," but it's rare to see inspiration used as successfully as it is here. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
This is an extremely violent movie, with one long gory scene that's particularly hard to stomach. The great majority of Triad Election is about political maneuvering, but when the conversations end, the blood flows mightily. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
If you're willing to do the work, Triad Election pays you in tragedy. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJoshua Katzman
As in the first movie, To deftly references the "Godfather" trilogy, examining the moral equivocation and shifting alliances among various syndicate members. Read full review
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