Last Man Standing (2011)
ABC | FOX | Release Date: October 4, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
10
Negative:
16

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
PopMattersMichelle WelchOct 13, 2011
Season 1 Review: While it returns Allen to a Mr. Fix-it style of parenting and some broad he-man comedy, the show offers fewer grunts and more shrieking female voices. Read full review
58
IndieWireBen TraversSep 28, 2018
Season 7 Review: Tim Allen’s revived comedy is exactly what it always was: a predictable, kind of lazy sitcom built on easy jokes and the odd, occasionally misguided rantings of a middle-aged, wealthy white guy. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyKen TuckerOct 10, 2011
Season 1 Review: [Tim Allen'd] be insufferable and unbelievable (even this doofus would know what Glee is), except Allen has the chops to make a studio audience laugh just through intonation and timing. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandOct 11, 2011
Season 1 Review: The only differences between Last Man Standing and the old "Home Improvement" are that Allen's name is Mike this time, his job is working for a sporting goods company as opposed to a hardware manufacturer, and his three kids are teenage daughters. Read full review
50
Zap2it (Inside the Box)Rick PorterOct 11, 2011
Season 1 Review: It still carries a decidedly throwback vibe, and the ongoing bluster about the state of manhood in the world feels, at best, two steps behind the times. Read full review
50
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesChuck BarneyOct 10, 2011
Season 1 Review: Very little of it feels fresh or funny. Nor does Allen's character strike me as someone viewers would want to spend a great deal of time with. Read full review
42
Uncle BarkyEd BarkOct 10, 2011
Season 1 Review: Allen's mere presence may keep it in business for a while. But it already seems as though it belongs on TV Land, where Home Improvement repeats already reside. Read full review
40
Yahoo TVKen TuckerSep 28, 2018
Season 7 Review: It’s all extremely boring. ... The show remains very thin gruel when it comes to nourishing laughter, and it’s considerably worse when it gets preachy. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverSep 27, 2018
Season 7 Review: Last Man Standing remains hopelessly mediocre. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanOct 7, 2011
Season 1 Review: As bad as Last Man Standing is, it would be a trillion times worse without Allen's veteran presence and ability to sell comedy in that set-up/punch-line kind of way. Read full review
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