Irwin M. Fletcher (Chevy Chase, Fletch Lives) is on the scene, and things will never be the same. Old I.M. takes to the beaches of Los Angeles in hopes of exposing the drug trafficking that plagues the beach. The only problem is, the drugs seem to just appear like magic.
While
posing as a homeless junkie, he is befriended by a rich man who offers him
money in order to kill him, so his family can cash in the life insurance, and
he doesn’t have to suffer through bone cancer. Fletch has 72 hours to unravel
the drug trade and figure out what the rich man is actually planning.
The
twists and turns of the mystery are matched beat for beat by Chase’s absurd
offbeat comments and fast thinking character portrait of Fletch. His humor is
right on target, and there is much
of Chase himself that is poured into the subtext.
This
is a great example of an imperfect yet perfect character. Chases impressions
also come in handy as Fletch is a master of disguise, and a notorious fast
talker. It’s the quintessential comedy mystery with an epic flourish. Just when
it seems like things have gone wrong, and Fletch guessed wrong, he pulls a
rabbit out of his hat, and makes this comedy classic a gem of a 2.
Fletch Lives
A
classic Character, Chevy Chase is at his finest as Fletch, the fast talking,
ultra-sarcastic, sharp witted
womanizer. Sleuthing about on his usual beat, he is in another hassle
with his editor, Frank, and getting flack from his ex-wife’s attorney. Just in
the nick of time, he gets a call about a Louisiana plantation he has just
inherited from his Grandmother.
Immediately
he hops a plane, but that night, after he ahs slept with the attorney in charge
of the inheritance, he awakes to find her dead, killed in her sleep and made to
look like a heart attack. The mystery is on and amidst the backwards southern
culture, and Fletch is at his finest, giving false information, assuming fake
identities, and generally being false.
This
might be an 80’s movie, but I really enjoy some of those, and this is one of
the finest. Yeah it’s a cheesy reason for a sequel, but Fletch was hilarious,
and a very interesting plot, and this one is great too, though not as good as
it’s predecessor.
What
really makes these movies is Chevy Chase in what I’m sure is one of his
favorite roles, where he is basically the smartest guy in the room, and knows,
but is too lazy to really do anything about it, and somehow, it all works out
for Erwin M. Fletcher.
But I like to call him Fletch. A 2.
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