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Overrated and overhyped

Absolutely the worst movie.

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Love chevy Chase & grew up watching lots of his movies & loved most of them like SPIES LIKE US, CADDYSHACK,THE VACATION FILMS & FLETCH & FLETCH LIVES. Chase is a comedy genius a hilarious actor & that's a FACT!!! Chase is hilarious as Fletch a sarcastic & very silly master of disguise reporter who is trying to solve a mystery & that's all you need to know. If you love chase or watched his films or love a good FEELGOOD comedy then check out the BRILLIANT Fletch it's great fun & chase is so funny

I wasn't sure about watching this film, but am glad that I did.It is not exactly high brow but Chevy Chase's performance was a cut above his average fare. It just shows that inspired material can inspire actors to reach greater heights than perhaps is their norm.I may be focusing on Chevy Chase, but this was basically a one man show. The (reasonably large) supporting cast were all very jolly but had little input than to enhance Chase's character. Some of the younger actors went on to appear in other 80's and 90's films, for example: Geena Davis.Definitely worth a look, but concentration sometimes needed as locations can jump without notice.

FLETCH is a comedy for long-forgotten 1980s star Chevy Chase, who had a string of hits to his name in that decade before being consigned to history by the onset of the 1990s. It's a surprisingly funny little movie in which the star plays an inept investigative reporter who finds himself involved in a bizarre case of drug smuggling after a wealthy man asks to be murdered! I thought I'd be on for a dumb, lowbrow comedy throughout, and while some of the humour is indeed in the gutter, at other times this is a witty and intelligent movie. As with most films of this ilk (like THE JERK, etc.) much of the fun comes from seeing the central character getting into various mishaps and attempting to extricate his way out of them. Chase is in his element and his enthusiasm rubs off on the viewer; the cast of the cast effectively plays it straight, highlighting the main character's inanity. It's a solid film, and one I enjoyed.

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.