stˈiːvən tˈiːoʊ, ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌv dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ɪn ˈækʃən: dʒˈɑːni tʊ ænd ðə hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ ˈækʃən fˈɪlm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ɹˈoʊt ðˈæt "ᵻlˈɛkʃən tˈuː ɪz ðə mˈoʊst dᵻɹˈɛktli pəlˈɪɾɪkəl fˈɪlm mˌeɪd ɪn hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ ɪnðə pˈoʊst nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ˈiəɹə."
Stephen Teo, author of Director in Action: Johnnie To and the Hong Kong Action Film (2007), wrote that "Election 2 is the most directly political film made in Hong Kong in the post-97 era."