Fletch shares the ad man's focus, but not his fashion sense or taciturn demeanor.īut is he funny? He is, and so is Confess, Fletch. Those of you who didn't see Mad Men's Jon Hamm as a potential candidate aren't alone, but this version of Irving Maurice Fletcher isn't so much the diametric opposite of Don Draper as he is a shadowy reflection. Smith's non-Askewniverse output is uneven at best, Braff is too goofy, and Sudeikis is undoubtedly happier to be an Emmy winner on a critically acclaimed TV show. In retrospect, it's probably a good thing none of that panned out. After Smith came Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence, who eyed Zack Braff as the lead, with pre- Ted Lasso Jason Sudeikis the latest to circle the role. Hollywood has been trying to make Fletch happen since the 1990s, when Kevin Smith was attached and tried to bring everyone from Jason Lee to Ben Affleck to Jimmy Fallon on board. That 33-year gap wasn't for lack of interest. It's the first big screen version of the character we've seen since 1989's Fletch Lives.

'Critical' Analysis: Confess, Fletch comes to us courtesy of Greg Mottola (director of Superbad and Adventureland) and Zev Borow ( Outer Range), who co-adapted Gregory McDonald's novel.

Combine that with the kidnapping of his girlfriend Angela's (Lorenza Isso) father and the disappearance of her family's art collection - which Angela's stepmother 'The Countess' (Marcia Gay Harden) may be involved with - well, that's quite a clam chowder our Fletch has gotten himself into. Fletcher (Jon Hamm), a 'former investigative reporter of some repute' (as he frequently describes himself), finds himself the prime suspect in the murder of a woman whose body he discovers in his Boston Airbnb. Not So Brief Plot Synopsis: Back in the U.S. And this guy.'īetter Tagline: 'Maybe you'd be less conspicuous if you didn't wear a Lakers hat in Boston.'

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