Review of The Girl Who Invented Kissing (2017) by Mike S — 24 Feb 2018

Highly recommend! The poster is deceiving. It is NOT a fluffy dumb romance movie as the poser might lead you to think, but rather a unique, well-written and extremely well--acted, emotional and often humorous drama about two brothers and a drug-using drifter girl who walks off a bus and into their crappy lives.

The story takes place in the working class town of Bloomfield, NJ with a small group of people stuck in their lives and who judge the "newcomer" as they (and the audience) are unsure of her intentions.

Dash Mihok (who plays Bunchie on Ray Donovan) should win an Academy Award for his subtle performance as one of the two brothers (Victor) in a part that, in the hands of a lesser actor, could have ruined this gem of a film.

This was a real unexpected treat that brought a few tears to my eyes. Another mention here for the excellent musical score and songs by Matthew Ryan. When you think about the junk that's out there in the movies, it's a shame that films like this fall below the radar.