In the 1980's Chevy Chase stared in two movies ('Fletch' 1985 & 'Fletch Lives' 1989) as sardonic investigative reporter Irwin M. Fletcher, a character created by author Gregory McDonald and featured in 9 novels over the better part of two decades (in addition the late Mr. McDonald would write two 'Son of Fletch' novels). Now more the 3 decades after the last Fletch movie, and after multiple failed reboot attempts, comes 'Confess, Fletch' based on the 1976 novel of the same name and introducing a new Fletch, Jon Hamm.
Hamm, who has never anchored a comedy before, proves to be a right choice, he gets who this character is and offers a suitably laid back interpretation full of amussing quips. While there is ultimately not that much to the mystery he is tasked to unravel, one involving art theft, kidnapping, and murder, which takes him from Rome to Boston, getting there is where the fun is. Ably assisted by a supporting cast including Kyle MacLachlan, Marcia Gay Harden, Lorena Izzo and Hamm's old 'Mad Men' co-star John Slattery. With stand out work by Roy Wood Jr. and Ayden Mayeri as a Boston Inspector and his trainee. A solid comedy, nicely low key, enjoyable throughback, though updated to include jokes about millennials, podcasts and Uber. ***
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