Rattle: When Even Wealth Misses the Itch

TOO BIG to question? TOO POWERFUL to confront?

Max Proctar sits in his lounger, oblivious to shadows whispering barbs to derail the masochist in wobbled flight. His wife and siblings skipped town long ago. Beloved children can’t bare to watch him implode. New neighbors demand his immediate elimination, legal or otherwise. Nothing evokes compromise from the man with the coveted lynchpin holdings at the core of this once sleepy Florida town. Even corporate skullduggery rarely elicits a flinch from someone whose days are ranked by genuine smile count and friendly voices. The ostracized patriarch admits his best intentions might kill. Not until beloved family members embark on similar paths to self destruction is Max spurred to react. Despite family follies that suggest the contrary, strained principles must somehow prevail.

Rattle introduces a refreshing voice that reads poetic, rawly emotive and frequently restless. A rambunctious tale with ominous tangents shrouding each existential challenge, Rattle is a comedy-drama that, for many of us, strikes very close to home.