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The movie can't resist putting its key points in italics, but it maintains a refreshingly unsentimental trajectory.
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70
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Its charms sneak up on you because of the nuanced performances of Burton, Bauche and particularly Salazar.
50
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Robles and Hidalgo ring enough changes on a stock situation that you're never sure where it's going.
67
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
Puts an unusual spin on some of the clichés of the romantic comedy.
70
Largely plays down the ethnic stereotyping to deliver a carefully observed, fundamentally human roundelay about the wonders and horrors of looking for someone to love.
60
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Ultimately, A Silent Love transcends its problem-play situation to ponder how the best laid plans for an arranged marriage are no match against the vicissitudes of passion in a romantically besotted culture.
63
Manages to entertain while saying something about loneliness and culture shock.