83
Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumA muscular sequel to To's riveting 2005 gangster picture "Election."
- 91The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayLike the best crime stories, this one isn't about how the bad guys live, it's about how WE live.
- 90The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisMore elegantly plotted and streamlined than the first film.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirIn 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.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterIt'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.
- 80VarietyVarietyDistinguished by intelligence, wit and violence but is lightly wounded by some ill-fitting moments.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceTo's take on the plight of the modern gangste is inspired.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoNobody familiar with To will be surprised by the way he presents stylish violence in innovative and humorous ways.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanPlenty of films owe a debt to "The Godfather," but it's rare to see inspiration used as successfully as it is here.
- 70Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderAs in the first movie, To deftly references the "Godfather" trilogy, examining the moral equivocation and shifting alliances among various syndicate members.