Fletch (1985)

All Critics (28) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (7) | DVD (11)

A breezy, peppy frolic and a tour de force for Chase.

December 8, 2007 Full Review

Variety Staff

Variety

Top Critic

Michael Ritchie's 1985 mystery comedy has the pleasant, modest feel of a Fox B picture from the 30s.

December 8, 2007 Full Review

Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

This could be Bob Hope material c1942 and Chase does acquit himself well (though with cool reserve) in the gags-to-plot transitions. What dulls the enterprise is that Ritchie so keeps his distance from every character.

January 26, 2006 Full Review

Time Out

Top Critic

Whenever the move threatens to work, there's Chevy Chase with his monotone, deadpan cynicism, distancing himself from the material.

October 23, 2004 Full Review

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

A lightweight, breezy experience that, by never pretending to be anything more than what it is, disarms criticism.

May 20, 2003 Full Review

Vincent Canby

New York Times

Top Critic

What truly holds Fletch together isn't the somewhat off-putting Chase--whose screen presence was always defined by a love-it-or-hate it smugness--but his time-tested collaborators: screenwriter Bergman...and director Michael Ritchie...[Blu-ray]

June 15, 2009 Full Review

Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews

It's not all about wacky disguises and goofy aliases. At its core, the film is a top notch mystery thriller.

August 14, 2008 Full Review

David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

Fast-paced and witty, this is Chase's best solo venture to date, and will hold almost anyone's attention for its well-edited 98 minutes.

December 8, 2007 Full Review

TV Guide's Movie Guide

Chevy Chase at his very funniest. Teens OK.

November 1, 2007 Full Review | Comment (1)

Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Twenty-two years later, I get all the jokes, but I remain only pleasantly amused, nothing more, nothing less

May 2, 2007 Full Review

Jay Antani

Filmcritic.com

A quick, smart, slick piece of comedy filmmaking that features a once-great comedian at the very top of his game.

April 24, 2007 Full Review

Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

One of Chase's best

March 10, 2005

Clint Morris

Moviehole

far too silly

September 19, 2004 | Comment (1)

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

A snappy, inventive comedy with Chevy Chase.

August 22, 2004 Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

One of the more quotable comedies of the 1980s

June 19, 2003

Jon Niccum

Lawrence Journal-World

• 1. I.M. Fletcher: [getting a prostate exam] Moonriver.
  – Submitted by David E (9 months ago)
• 1. Alan Stanwyck: You'll be wearing rubber gloves. Do you own rubber gloves?
  2. I.M. Fletcher: I rent them. I have a lease with an option to buy.
  – Submitted by Bob A (10 months ago)
• 1. I.M. Fletcher: Print this! [shows the middle finger to his editor boss]
  2. I.M. Fletcher: What is he, a Mormon?
  3. I.M. Fletcher: Wash those windows, they have filth muck on them.
  4. I.M. Fletcher: My name? John, John Cocktoastin.
  5. I.M. Fletcher: [are you always this forward] Only with wet married women.
  6. I.M. Fletcher: I just have to wee-wee.
  – Submitted by rick b (13 months ago)
• 1. I.M. Fletcher: Saw my pimp today. [gave 1000 cash for alimony]
  2. I.M. Fletcher: Yeah, I feel like a 100 dollars.
  – Submitted by rick b (13 months ago)
• 1. I.M. Fletcher: Act like you don't give a crap and you fit right in.
  2. I.M. Fletcher: I don't shower much.
  3. I.M. Fletcher: You got the wrong gal, fella.
  4. I.M. Fletcher: Nugent, Ted Nugent. [asked to identify himself]
  5. I.M. Fletcher: Don't talk to me like that ass face. I don't work for you yet.
  6. I.M. Fletcher: Why don't you try suicide?
  7. I.M. Fletcher: Will you kill me?
  8. I.M. Fletcher: [hesitates] Sure.
  – Submitted by rick b (13 months ago)
• 1. I.M. Fletcher: I was curious about something your wife said when we were in bed together.
  2. Alan Stanwyck: Oh? What's that?
  3. I.M. Fletcher: That roughly we have the same build. From the waist up I imagine.
  – Submitted by sean b (15 months ago)

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