Triad Election Critic Reviews

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Based upon 8 Critic Reviews
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The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites

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

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

A muscular sequel to To's riveting 2005 gangster picture "Election."Read the full review

The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites

More elegantly plotted and streamlined than the first film.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites

Set two years later, the sequel's the better film.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Robert AbeleAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Elizabeth KerrAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

Variety | Russell EdwardsAdd Critic to Favorites

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

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter HartlaubAdd Critic to Favorites

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 the full review

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