Fletch (2009) [Blu-ray] [Standard]

Chevy Chase is perfectly cast as Irwin Fletcher, a wise cracking newspaper reporter working undercover on a beach to expose a drug running operation. As he looks into the local drug traffic, only to get caught up in insurance fraud, police corruption, embezzlement and another man's suit. At the same time, he is mistaken for a junkie by shady millionare Alan Stanwyk (Tim Matheson) who asks Fletch to murder him. Fletch agrees but launches an investigation into finding out why this man wants to be killed. This isn't lowbrow humor, it's quick witted and very fast. This is one of Chevy Chase's finest performances!

Just watching Chevy Chase in his various disguises, spouting his various pseudonyms is funny enough. FLETCH embodies an era of comedy that is all-but over. Although it often feels like Fletch is winking to the camera throughout, he doesn't really cross that line. A funny story that doesn't utterly depend on whether or not you can catch a bunch of pop culture references.

This classic, if that can be said of a film shot in the 1985, is a hilarious look into the life of investigative reporter Irwin Fletcher or Fletch as he prefers to be called. The story involves drug dealing, murder for hire, crooked cops, romance and a huge amount of laughs along the way.

Chevy Chase is an investigative reporter who latches on to the curious case of a wealthy, successful man who wants to be killed. I think this is Chevy's best movie, tailored to his comedic skills, and is still very funny several decades after I first saw it.

It's always nice to see that a classic film from your youth holds up well, and this is definitely the case with Fletch. Chase is very charming and convincing as the fast talking reporter looking for leads like a dog after a bone. Well worth a re-visit.