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Amazon.com: This quirky, low-key romantic drama delves into the lives of a group of misfits intent of fitting into a world that views them as strange, demented, and (at times) retarded. A fictionalized account of a real-life couple with Asperger's Syndrome--a disorder characterized by repetitive behavior patterns and impairments in social situations--Mozart & the Whale follows the lives of shy Donald (Josh Harnett) and outgoing Isabelle (Radha Mitchell). Donald is a mathematical genius who takes things literally. Isabelle is a stunning beauty whose inability to take minor suggestions causes her to run from one relationship after another. When the two begin dating, she is the aggressor, even cleaning his pig sty of an apartment. 'You can't disappoint me,' she tells Donald. 'Because whatever you are is exactly what I want.' The movie has some sweet moments, but doesn't spend enough time delving into the challenges of being part of an Asperger's couple. The problems that they have in their relationship (insecurity, commitment and communication problems) really aren't that different from that of your 'normal' couple. Hartnett and Mitchell give convincing portrayals of a complicated pair, but the film's lukewarm storyline ultimately isn't as compelling as the stars' acting abilities. --Jae-Ha Kim Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Nice love story that sugarcoats Asperger'sYes even autistic people want love and happy endings according to this sweet, often over-sugared romance about two people with Asperger's Syndrome who find they can live without their tics but not without each other. Josh Hartnett delivers a strongish performance as the man obsessed with numbers (Rain Man lite) who lives in a crummy apartment with several birds and their waste products. Radha Mitchell, though lovely, delivers a soft performance as the gal he loves. Her Aspberger's manifests itself in a weird barking laugh delivered at regular intervals and a hatred of the sound of metal clanging against metal. This movie is laudable in that it tries to explain the lives of people born without the ability to relate to others in socially-accepted ways. Its problem is that it pretends the condition can be solved with a Hollywood-style ending. It trivializes the problem and reduces it to a few carefully calculated movie tics without ever penetrating the minds of its characters. It's not unpleasant or objectionable -- just thin. Rating:  - autism spectrum disorder insightsThis movie was very helpful in giving us insights into Asperger syndrome and the problems these individuals face. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who wishes to better understand those with autism or Asperger syndrome. Rating: - Loved it!As a parent of a child with Aspergers, I was curious to see how this movie played out. Josh Hartnett should be up for an Academy award- he portrayed many mannerisms I see daily. He was Great! I loved the story line (I really could do without the 'bed' scene)- and would recommend it to anyone who is trying to understand AS. Rating: - autism spectrumI saw this film several days ago while in South Africa. I missed the very first part and probably wouldn't have paid all that much attention to the film until the lead female character is convulsed by the clanging sounds of carnival rings. I'd seen somebody--a four year old child--do this before except the aural stimulus was flushing toilets rather than brass rings. The rest of the film was entertaining and informative. It was sympathetic to people suffering the enormous disability of being unable to accurately relate to their social surroundings. The film also accurately depicted some of the various manifestations of high-functioning autism of which Asperger's is but a variety. The film examines, as films will, the social and love difficulties of these people but I am pleased that the screen writers made a real attempt at getting it right. At one time this wasn't true of movies about medical issues. All the producers were interested in was the drama itself and medical details were largely irrelevant. Nowadays, I'm glad to see that writers/directors/producers make a real effort to get the medicine right. I'm reminded of "Mr. Jones" in which Richard Gere plays a manic-depressive with all its high-lows, confusion, depression and exhilaration. Manic-depression [bipolar] is, however, is a well known entity wheras high-function autism/Asperger's is not. I can guarantee that most physicians and even some psychiatrists/psychologists wouldn't recognize a high ... Read More Rating:  - FlatRon Bass won an Oscar for his screenplay Rain Man and like so many people who have tried to replicate their success with a similar work, here he has failed. Mozart and the Whale takes us into the world of two people who suffer from Asperger's, a form of autism, but where Rain Man was compelling and moving, Mozart and the Whale falls flat. Josh Harnett gives a pretty good performance and Rhada Mitchell is charming and attractive, but these two actors can't fix a terribly flawed script. Browse for similar items by category: |
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