Movies

July, 1985

Chevy Chase, in the title role of Fletch (Universal), often seems to be up to some private mischief, perhaps a Saturday Night Lively spoof of the character he's supposed to be playing for real. Seeing him ain't necessarily believing him, yet his throwaway comic style may be the freshest element of director Michael Ritchie's implausible but entertaining movie based on Gregory Mcdonald's award-winning mystery novel. The action is smoothly paced and the trimly tailored adaptation by Andrew Bergman...