Eric Monder

This is a more-than-promising directorial debut, well worth seeking by adventurous moviegoers.

Working with Keaton’s own material, Bodganovich is too busy praising the artist to bother saying anything novel about him.

Ruizpalacios doesn’t waste the movie beating up on Juan’s foolishness. He’s painting a broader picture of ennui, lost suburban souls who seem to want nothing more than to tool around in their car and talk nonsense.

Director-producers Quinn Costello, Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer, along with narrator Wendell Pierce (of TV’s “Treme”) keep the tone light, but the underlying message is both timely and worth remembering: You can mess with Mother Nature, but she will mess back.