Election(黑社會)

Chicago Reader by

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.

The New York Times by 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.

Variety by Derek Elley

Some general viewers may feel let down by the relatively scant action.

The Hollywood Reporter by 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.

Boston Globe by 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.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

A poignant moment occurs in Election when a young boy sees his father brutally beat another mobster to death.