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Confess, Fletch

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Confess, Fletch

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Freelance journalist Fletch arrives in Boston from Rome at the request of recent love interest Angela de Grassi. Her father has been kidnapped by three thugs, and the ransom is the family's stolen Picasso painting, which is reportedly in the possession of art dealer Ronald Horan. However, Fletch soon becomes prime suspect in a murder case as he tries to rescue the abducted dad. Comedy thriller, starring Jon Hamm, Roy Wood Jr, Ayden Mayeri and Marcia Gay Harden

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Terry Staunton

Jon Hamm leads the laughs in this comedy-mystery as the titular investigative reporter on the trail of some stolen paintings, his pursuit of the story hampered when he becomes the prime suspect in a murder. As he seeks to clear his name and figure out who's trying to frame him and why, Fletch comes into contact with an array of misfits who may or may not have the answers he's looking for. Director and co-writer Greg Mottola updates the action from Gregory McDonald's series of Fletch novels, first published in the 1970s, without losing the breezy tone of the original books. The character was previously played on screen by Chevy Chase in two 1980s films, but Hamm's portrayal is more roguish with a sharper wit (thanks in no small part to a gag-packed script), and the plot is less reliant on the broad humour and wacky high jinks of its predecessors. It's helped enormously by a strong supporting cast, including comedian Roy Wood Jr as a police detective and a scene-stealing Marcia Gay Harden as an entitled countess.

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rolenameDirectorGreg Mottola

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Theatrical distributor

Paramount

Released on

2022-11-18

Languages

English | Italian

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