Rudy! A Documusical delivers an insightful portrait of a man who has truly lost his way, resulting in tremendous damage not only to himself but to the entire country.

I wonder who would care to see a film about such an offensive figure.

By adding in the musical numbers, Rothstein turns that film into something closer than a gimmick, the kind of thing that looks good in a festival catalogue but simply doesn’t work in practice.

As hellish as it sounds.