'Family Tools' review: It's flat
"Family Tools" Pilot: Mixing family with business is never easy, and Jack Shea is about to learn that lesson the hard way. When Jack's father, Tony, has a heart attack and is forced to hand over the keys to his beloved handyman business, Jack's eager to finally step up and make his father proud. Unfortunately Jack's past career efforts have been less than stellar, so everyone seems to be waiting for him to fail. Credit: ABC
In practice, that probably won't matter at all because "Family Tools" is sitcom-by-committee -- one of those knockoffs where half a dozen producers, undoubtedly second-guessed by a similar number of network executives, grope toward some idea they think might be funny but in the end is really just sad. With "Tools," there is no discernible style, or point of view, or voice, or humor that ever rises to the level of originality. That's a shame and a waste because the leads -- Bornheimer ("Worst Week") especially -- are good enough to pick up any ball and score with it. Unless the ball is flat. This one is flat.
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