Tuesday, 24 May 2011

The Underhill charge

Fletch (1985)

Chevy Chase stars as the title character in this comedy film based on the novel of the same name. There is a drug problem on the local beach and a fast talking investigative reporter goes under various covers to try and find out where the drugs are coming from.

It is hard to find a lot to say about this film, there are some laughs along the way but for the most part it is not overly funny. The plot relies a little on coincidence which I am not really a huge fan of but is other wise fairly standard for a comedy film, it is not exactly realistic but it is not beyond the realms of reality either. What is most striking about the film is how the sound track is so quintessentially 80s and does date the film a little but not necessarily in a bad way.

3/5 a fairly average comedy.

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