SHULER HENSLEY
REVIEWS
The Bread, My Sweet aka A Wedding For Bella
Shuler was named a "Supporting Actor of Exceptional Merit" by Ed Blank of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review in his list of best film performances, 2002.
It offers especially fine work by Prinz as the strong, private matriarch and by Hensley as the slow brother who is wounded to the core by his brother's unintentional, yet credible, insensitivity. Hensley is one of the movie's great assets. (Ed Blank, PittsburghLive.com)
Shuler Hensley turns in a near-perfect performance as Pino. (Carly Kocurek, the Rice Thresher)
All the acting is good, especially......Hensley, who avoids every sentimental trap into which his child-giant role could thrust him. (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Metromix)
Shuler Hensley, as the slow-witted Pino, and Billy Mott, as the horndog Eddie, provide good support as Dom's brothers. (Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper)
.....two performers shine especially bright. As the retarded brother Pino, Shuler Hensley moves smoothly from playful to serious, culminating in a terrific scene where he firmly establishes the dignity of the man..... (Ed Johnson-Ott, Nuvo.net)
There's a remarkable performance by Shuler Hensley, who won a Tony as Jud in the Broadway revival of Oklahoma! (Jan Wahl, San Francisco Examiner)
Marietta-born Shuler Hensley, who won a Tony for his supporting role in Broadway's "Oklahoma", deftly plays Baio's mentally challenged big brother. (Bob Longino, MiddletownJournal.com)
.....a standout supporting performance by Hensley. (Jon Lap, Apollo Guide)
The cast is generally good, with Hensley outstanding. (Donald Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews)