Director Greg Mottola’s got a killer gang, with Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar’s Annie Mumolo having a killer cameo as a wacky, flaky neighbour of one of Fletch’s suspects. Like any good mystery, the cast of characters is essential. The movie, like the book, is primarily a detective story, as Fletch interviews a rogue’s gallery, including an unscrupulous art dealer played by Kyle MacLachlan, plus an opioid-addled rich kid and his trophy wife (Lucy Punch) and a few others. It’s a lightly comic mystery that’s low-key and relatively pleasing to watch, giving Hamm a role he’s ideally suited for.Įasygoing, even when framed for murder, Fletch never takes his predicament too seriously, as he knows he’ll be able to figure things out eventually. In this movie, as in the books, Fletch is more of a charming rascal with a quick wit and a knack for getting in (and out of) trouble. Many of the things people remember most about those movies were the one-liners and disguises, but those were both pure Chevy and not really part of the books. The movies were based on a long-running series of novels by Gregory McDonald, and for decades, Hollywood has been trying to relaunch the series, with Kevin Smith notably attached at one point.Ī passion project for producer-star Jon Hamm, who also produces, Confess, Fletch is much closer to the tone of the McDonald novels than the Chase movies. REVIEW: Most people reading this review probably know Fletch as the main character played by Chevy Chase in one of his best movies, 1985’s Fletch, and its (mediocre) follow-up, Fletch Lives.

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