FILM
CONFESS, FLETCH
The Mad Men legend takes on Chevy Chase’s iconic role.
★★★★
OUT 18 NOVEMBER
CERT TBC / 98 MINS
DIRECTOR Greg Mottola
CAST Jon Hamm, Lorenza Izzo, Roy Wood Jr, Kyle MacLachlan, Annie Mumolo, John Slattery
PLOT While searching for stolen paintings in Italy, fast-talking undercover reporter Fletch (Hamm) is named the prime suspect in a murder. To prove his innocence, he is forced to root out the potential suspects — from an art dealer to a missing playboy to his own girlfriend (Izzo).
AFTER MORE FALSE starts than we can possibly recount within an agreed-upon wordcount, Fletch — the LA Times investigative journalist with a knack for disguises and the gift of the gab — has finally returned to the silver screen. His long-awaited comeback arrives thanks to Superbad director Greg Mottola; a very game Jon Hamm, stepping into one of Chevy Chase’s most iconic roles; and a rollicking script by Mottola and Zev Boro that was absolutely not written for viewers who’ll halfway watch a movie while monkeying around on their phones. Confess, Fletch is a triumph of dry wit, razor-sharp wordplay, and a steady stream of highly entertaining supporting work turned in by the likes of Kyle MacLachlan, Roy Wood Jr, Annie Mumolo and Marcia Gay Harden, who very nearly walks away with the whole movie (you’ll be pronouncing “Fletch” in her very particular accent for days after watching).