Jul 16, 2010 By Chris Tinkham

When Irish writer/director Lance Daly talks about the production of his splendid third feature Kisses, he uses terms such as “magic” and “blind faith.” This is not to suggest, however, that he was whimsical in his approach to making the film. Daly was confident enough in his carefully written script, about a boy and a girl who run away from home on Christmas, that he allowed himself to take risks that would lend Kisses both authenticity and a youthful air of enchantment. More