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Rattled!

Rattled!

Representation Score

2.7/10

Limited

2022

Director

Dmitry Golovin, Bryan C. Watkins

Runtime

83 minutes

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Rattled! operates as a conventional dark crime comedy that employs a diverse ensemble without focusing on identity-based ability to act. Although the cast avoids a purely Anglo-Saxon homogeneity, the characters primarily serve the genre's demands for chaos and dysfunction. The film lacks significant representation of LGBTQ+ individuals and people with disabilities. These absences, coupled with a narrative that does not explicitly explore multi-layered themes, limit the progressive impact of the work. Overall, the film offers a moderate level of inclusion through its casting but remains within a traditional framework. It presents a variety of faces without using those identities to explore systemic or social themes.

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Category Breakdown

Does Rattled! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any visible LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities. There are no scenes showing queer intimacy or themes that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Rattled! portray gender?

Fair

Actresses such as Goya Robles and Dot-Marie Jones are part of the ensemble. However, the story focuses on collective dysfunction rather than exploring specific gender dynamics or overturning traditional hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Rattled!?

Fair

The cast includes some ethnic diversity through actors like Pasha D. Lychnikoff and Goya Robles. While the ensemble is not homogeneous, race does not seem to influence the plot or character's ability to drive the story.

How does Rattled! represent religion and culture?

Fair

The Vegas criminal setting critiques traditional law and order through a chaotic lens. The narrative emphasizes situational ethics and moral relativism over restorative justice.

Does Rattled! include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities. It also does not include actors with lived experience of disability.

Present on Screen

  • The ensemble cast provides ethnic diversity, moving away from a strictly homogeneous Anglo-Saxon lineup.
  • The dark comedy genre allows for a critique of traditional institutions through a lens of moral relativism.

Limited or Absent

  • The film lacks any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth gender expressions.
  • There is a complete absence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
  • The narrative fails to leverage its diverse cast to explore multi-layered ability to act or systemic identity issues.

Official Synopsis

In this dark crime comedy, a group of ragtag Vegas criminals kidnaps the wrong person, leaving vital evidence at the scene. As fate closes in on them, all they can seem to do is argue about trivialities.

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