Family Tools
ABC | Release Date: May 1, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardMay 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: [The] clunky scenes work thanks to the exceptional cast. These actors can sell anything. Almost. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydMay 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: The pilot half aims for the exaggerated, other-worldly tone of "Arrested Development" and misses.... The second episode, by contrast, has a healthy dose of the ordinary mixed in and is actually about something: the invisibility of the working class. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertApr 30, 2013
Season 1 Review: There are a few successful jokes here and there, and some able physical comedy involving Bornheimer and Gathegi, but those moments get lost in the shuffle of predictability. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenApr 29, 2013
Season 1 Review: Family Tools is an occasionally funny (but mostly not) show about a son who takes over his father's handyman business. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushMay 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Wedged between the superior company of The Middle and Modern Family is the bumbling blandness of the slapsticky Family Tools. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyApr 30, 2013
Season 1 Review: Instead of trusting this foundation and these actors, though, Family Tools seems to feel it must make every situation and interaction so outrageous it turns the characters into cartoons. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryApr 26, 2013
Season 1 Review: With a concept and general feeling this tired, when it comes to forging any lasting bonds, Family will likely discover water is thicker than blood. Read full review
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