Fletch (1985)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

best movie i've ever seen.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

If the 80s were so cool, indubitably Chevy made a contribution: here he shows how versatile and funny he was, faraway of today kind who makes tons for nothing: with his big, cool attitude, he definitely proves he is a well educated person, gentle, caring and for sure totally inspired to be crazy and funny with only small details. As all good thrillers, an original investigator is not enough and there must be an original case as well: here it's perfect and the investigation is really interesting to follow!At last, if you love the 80s, you won't be disappointed: sunny LA, Lakers vs Celtics and the expected synthesizer score that really gives energy to the scenes...Being so happy with this witty movie, i remember to have read the original novel from McDonald and they are truly like the movie: funny, fast and gripping! So take whatever Fletch book, think about Chevy in it and you will find hours of happiness!

One of the Greatest Actors of all-time, Chevy Chase delivers a stupendous performance in 'Fletch'. The legendary actor enacts the title role with the best comic-timing possible & owns the film as if he was born to do so.'Fletch' Synopsis: An investigative newspaper reporter tries to the solve the mystery of a fishy aviation president. 'Fletch' gets it right even on the Writing Front. Andrew Bergman's Screenplay gives Chase unlimited scope for comedy & Chase capitalizes on all the jokes, effortlessly. Also, the thrill element in this investigative-comedy, works tremendously well. Michael Ritchie's Direction is good. Chevy Chase has delivered many memorable performances in his celebrated career, but his performance in 'Fletch', is undoubtedly, his finest to date. He's simply incredible in here. A true comedic performance, that defines slap-stick humor. On the whole, 'Fletch' works because Fletch/Chase does!

Watched this last weekend at home with family, where Chevy Chase plays an investigative journalist with a passion for clever disguises.We see Fletch going from place to place making up interesting characters with a great presence of mind to turn every situation into his favour and solving the mystery. The car chase, the hospital scenes as a kidney pain patient and subsequently as a doctor were absolutely hilarious.Chevy acts with absolute ease and is completely into this role keeping the audience laughing from beginning to end. Michael Ritchie is a good director supported by good screenplay from Andrew Bergman.

I. M. Fletch is an investigative newspaper reporter who had been playing a beach bum in order to learn about the drug dealing going on at a city beach, but has so far found out little information. A man named Stanwyk suddenly approaches Fletch, offers him a thousand dollars, and ostensibly hires him to shoot him to death because he is dying of bone cancer. Fletch agrees, but smells a rat and starts investigating Stanwyk.Fletch spends most of the movie donning various disguises and using pseudonyms such as "Ted Nugent" and "Harry S. Truman" as he meets different people in his investigation, and that is the source of much of the movie's humor. Some spots are funny and others aren't, and the mystery in the end isn't quite as predicted. The movie straddles both comedy and mystery, but is not quite comfortable in either niche. Still, good for mild, if not necessarily family, entertainment.