Johnnie To, the director, is highly respected in this genre, and I suppose he does it about as well as you'd want it to be done, unless you wanted acting and more coherence.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
7 Sep 2007
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To packs the moments of contemplation with as much suspense as the action sequences and is a master of ratcheting up tension through small details.
– Kevin Crust,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Sep 2007
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Exiled is creative and bizarre, maybe too bizarre, but since most action films adhere to a cookie-cutter formula, its quirkiness is most welcome.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
7 Sep 2007
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The finale is a slow-motion tour de force that blends style, elegance and nuance of character in showers of blood.
– Ted Fry,
Seattle Times,
14 Sep 2007
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A simmering pot of blood and yucks, accented with guitar and harmonica on the soundtrack.