in his year-end top-ten list, observing that "working in a virtuoso long-take style, Cox mixes comedy with tragedy and social critique with straight-ahead action." Jim Hoberman would also hail it as "Cox’s most impressive comeback" many years later in a retrospective review published in The New York Times. Influence and legacy The musician James Rutledge released his early music under the name Pedro in reference to the film. Year-end lists 5th – Georgia Brown, The Village Voice 8th – Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader Honorable mention – David Elliott, The San Diego Union-Tribune References External links Alex Cox website entry on El patrullero 1991 films Films directed by Alex Cox Mexican comedy-drama films 1990s Spanish-language films 1990s Mexican films