Mozart and the Whale (released as Crazy in Love in some parts of Europe[2]) is a 2005 romantic comedy drama film directed by Petter Næss and starring Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell.

[3] Donald Morton (Josh Hartnett) is a taxi driver with Asperger syndrome and drives two Japanese passengers and his pet cockatiel around Spokane, Washington.

Meanwhile, Isabelle occupies herself by waiting with Bronwin (Erica Leerhsen), one of the younger members of the group who recently learned that her father has blood cancer, until her parents pick her up.

When he returns, he is horrified to see that everything is different; the piles of newspaper are stacked neatly, rotting food from the fridge is thrown away and has a new shower curtain and a toilet lid cover.

He stays with Gregory in his house, and after listening to a tearful answer message that Isabelle's rabbit, Bongo, has died, he runs to comfort her.

Donald returns just in time to take her to the hospital, where Isabelle's psychiatrist advises him to leave her alone, testing his willpower to refrain from calling her.

The movie ends with the happy couple, now married, in their home, enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with the self-help group members.

[3] According to a review in Variety by Todd McCarthy, "Material that easily could have been turned into cringe-inducing TV movie sap has been handled with reasonable intelligence and authenticity" and "This low-budget love story between two emotionally stunted young people with Asperger's Syndrome doesn't have the production sheen or star power of screenwriter Ron Bass' "Rain Man," but it's less cloying and contrived.

"[7] In a review for The Spokesman-Review, Dan Webster writes, "Especially poignant are the scenes in which Donald attempts to overcome his nature in an effort to hold on to the love he's so long been denied.

"[8] The film was also criticized for perpetuating the media stereotype that people on the autism spectrum typically have savant skills.