Known as 'Triad Election' in the USA.
It’s been two years since the last Election. Tradition dictates the current chairman must step down and make way for new blood, but, unsurprisingly, he’s reluctant to do so. His continued lust for power creates new tensions and new rivalries within the secret organisation.
In some ways it’s the same old situation, but the motivations for some of the characters are new. Johnnie To wisely lets the story dictate the direction and in so doing achieves the near impossible: he has us not only respecting but actively cheering for a murderous villain. The violence is swift and brutal, earning it a Cat III rating.
3½ bowls of chum out of 5
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