The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

Like the best crime stories, this one isn't about how the bad guys live, it's about how WE live.

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

A muscular sequel to To's riveting 2005 gangster picture "Election."

The New York Times by Manohla Dargis

More elegantly plotted and streamlined than the first film.

Village Voice

To's take on the plight of the modern gangste is inspired.

Variety

Distinguished by intelligence, wit and violence but is lightly wounded by some ill-fitting moments.

The Hollywood Reporter

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.

Salon by Andrew 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.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

Plenty of films owe a debt to "The Godfather," but it's rare to see inspiration used as successfully as it is here.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Nobody familiar with To will be surprised by the way he presents stylish violence in innovative and humorous ways.

Chicago Reader

As in the first movie, To deftly references the "Godfather" trilogy, examining the moral equivocation and shifting alliances among various syndicate members.