As many amateur cooks are now discovering, spices are best used in moderation. The same can definitely be said of quirkiness, the overuse of which is a problem afflicting many first-time filmmakers.
That's certainly the case for writer/director Sean McEwan's feature debut about a road trip undertaken by two dysfunctional siblings.
Indeed, its very title has the unfortunate effect of setting one's nerves on edge. While there's a potentially moving emotional component at the heart of Braking for Whales, it's buried amid a sea of plot eccentricities that don't pay off.
Another problem is that the film is a coming-of-age story of sorts, which would be fine except its central characters should have come of age a long time ago.
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