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.
05 Dec Confess, Fletch (2022)
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For some reason, the noir detective — and the companion trope of sky — is easy to turn comedic. One of the tried and true techniques is the Nick Charles model of coolness, plus joke lines intended directly for the viewer not the on-screen companion.
I cannot recall the earlier versions with Chase, and possibly have not seen them. This seems to carry the model well enough: quips, comic characters, an easy seductive being, anti-noir confidence throughout.
But for me these things only work if the source that it is parodying is referenced. ‘The Thin Man’ did that. This does not.
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Ted’s Evaluation — 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.
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