while parts of the script slide toward easy blue humor, the dialogue does have moments that truly snap and crackle -- giving the cast just enough good material to pop
Felton and Sursok have good chemistry; having these deep emotional issues arise out of the absurd maternal request could have made for a clever, funny and touching dramedy, but instead the film gravitates toward satirical touches that don't work
"Braking for Whales" is the kind of film that is so ridiculous in conception and excruciating in execution; It just isn't funny, it isn't touching and it has virtually no insights into what might pass for believable human behavior
by Tara McNamara [Common Sense Media ]
by Peter Sobczynski [Roger Ebert ]
