Confess, Fletch
The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit - from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Stars: Jon Hamm, David Torres Jr., Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo, Kyle MacLachlan, Marcia Gay Harden, John Slattery, Lucy Punch, John Behlmann, Caitlin Zerra Rose, Aaron Andrade, Travis Bennett, Nhumi Threadgill, Anna Osceola, Gene Amoroso, Alli Dowling, Omar Ghonim, Owen Burke, Bates Wilder, Erica McDermott, Eugene Mirman, Kenneth Kimmins, Shawn Fitzgibbon, Daniel Baek, Thomas Ciarametaro, Levon Panek, Eli Neslund, Wendy Bellevue, Robert Picardo, Marina Re
- Director: Greg Mottola
Comments
- dierregi - 20 May 2024
Tries too hard, not fun and patronizing
I didn't watch the original "Fletch" movie(s) the audience seems so fond of, so my review is based on this stand-alone product.
Jon Hamm portrays the titular Fletch as someone who tries too hard to be witty and cool, failing at both. I guess his disheveled appearance is an attempt to escape the "Mad Men" image, but it only makes him look too old to be that sloppy.
The plot is a convolute murder mystery, and it doesn't help that there are at least nine characters involved, each introduced with an excuse more preposterous than the other.
The movie starts with the body of a gorgeous blonde (cliché) found in a flat where Fletch is temporarily residing, but the main plot should be the kidnapping of an Italian count and the disappearance of some of his precious paintings. Fletch is "involved" (read "fornicates") with Andy, the count's daughter and she asks him to help find her dad and his paintings - or something along those lines.
Enter the billion people mentioned above: two ethnically correct cops (one male, one female, obviously...), the flat's owner, his divorced wife, the count's wife, a neighbor... OMG, the neighbor's part is so incredibly annoying.
Fletch speaks some Italian, and being Italian myself I must agree that his Italian is awful, for comical relief I guess, but it's not funny and Marcia Gay Harden playing Italian/Portuguese is an almost insulting caricature (besides, her Portuguese is appalling).
After some stupid antics, the case is resolved by the ethnic female cop who blames Fletch for his "white privileges". Where did that come from? And why it's impossible to watch a movie without being patronized?
Besides, why would anybody donate paintings worth millions to perfect strangers? Only in bad movies... - prberg2 - 20 October 2023
Really enjoyable and funny Fletch
This was a really enjoyable and funny chapter in the Fletch saga. The cast is great, and Jon Hamm really does a great job with the character. Funny, great cast, and this movie delivers on everything it promises. Hamm isn't trying to be everything that Chevy Chase was in the role, but he respects the previous work and makes it his own. Doesn't have the slapstick style of Chase, but he has his own comedic style, which I think works really well.
The movie doesn't try to do too much. No huge action set pieces or anything like that. Just a great comedic mystery with a bunch of funny actors. Well worth the watch in my opinion.
