Yonker's Joe: New movie about Down syndrome

A new movie, Yonker's Joe, was released on Friday that features a main character with Down Syndrome. Tom Guiry, plays Joe Jr. the son of Yonker's Joe, a con man with few scruples played by Chazz Palminteri.

I haven't had a chance to see this movie yet, but I was struck by the fact that Guiry, who does not have Down Syndrome, was cast to play a character with Down syndrome. Knowing that there are several actors will Down syndrome out there, I wondered why they were not cast? But perhaps it is is called "acting" for a reason.

I am very interested to see Guiry's performance in particular, and the movie in general. From the very short trailer that I watched, Guiry seems to do a credible job and the movie review that I read indicates that this movie touches on the important issue of transitions for adults with Down syndrome. I just hope that it doesn't fall into the trap of portraying people with Down syndrome by cliched stereotypes.

Has anyone seen this movie? What did you think?