#hollywood-portrayal

#hollywood-portrayal

As long as Hollywood has been making movies, they've been telling the same story about the Irish. At our best we're simple, hopeless romantics with a quiet, rural life. At our worst we're drunken, violent, dirty, law-breakers. Either way, we're almost always a joke or a punchline. You'd think by now, we'd be past this. But if you've seen some of Hollywood's recent depictions of Ireland, you'd understand why someone had to say something.

Ruggiano emphasizes the reality of the Mafia as a complex organization, stating, 'Hollywood often glamorizes the criminal lifestyle, but in reality, it is fraught with betrayal and violence.'