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."
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."