As an Italian I can say that the Italians in this film don't look at all Italian, especially Ronan's love interest.
Scrolling the cast they haven't got Italian surnames.
One little kid has an Italian surname, he uses Italian gestures but not in the right way.
They drink milk at the table. No Italian would ever dream of drinking milk at the table.
My point is that if you get Irish (or British) actors to play the Irish you might as well get Italian-Americans to play the Italians. If you do things do them right...
Review of Brooklyn
