Mozart & The Whale (Widescreen)
by Petter N?ss
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Actor: Allen Evangelista, Gary Cole, Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell, Sheila KelleyDirector: Petter N?ss
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
Published: 2007-01-01
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-12
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of Mozart & The Whale (Widescreen)
DVD Review: A love story of hope for the messed up dorks of the world
Summary: 5 Stars
About autistic people and their problems, this movies doesn't pull any punches.
The psychiatrist gets it all wrong too!
A cabalistic autistic meets his mate in a beautiful girl who paints and
talks to animals.
No road is smooth for people like them.
DVD Review: An appetizer of something serious
Summary: 4 Stars
I've always hoped to see a drama about AS or Autism which will talk about the struggles the individual and the family face both alone and together. Romantic stoies maybe more appealing to general viewers, but it would be so much more real if both charactors shared more of their histories and HOW they feel and deal about their past and present issues in the film. We know they both have Aspergers, but they are people first and it is important to bring this point close to the viewer's hearts dispite how different they may seem.
This film is something light for the public to begin with ~ in that sense it is a good movie.
DVD Review: Nice love story that sugarcoats Asperger's
Summary: 3 Stars
Yes 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.
DVD Review: autism spectrum disorder insights
Summary: 5 Stars
This 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.DVD Review: Loved it!
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Description of Mozart & The Whale (Widescreen)
Starring Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill, Pitch Black), Mozart and the Whale is a heartwarming, romantic drama inspired by the true story of two people with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, whose emotional dysfunctions threaten to sabotage their budding romance. Donald (Hartnett) is a good-natured but hapless taxi driver with a love of birds and a superhuman knack for numbers. Like many AS sufferers, he likes patterns and routines. But when the beautiful but complicated Isabelle (Mitchell) joins the autism support group he leads, his life-- and his heart -- are turned upside down.Stills from Mozart and the Whale (click for larger image)
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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
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