I am told that “Fletch” is a comedy and a good film but I really disagree. This is one of those supposed comedies where you don’t laugh at the few pitiful attempts at humour there are in the film.

Chevy Chase (“Caddyshack”, “Vegas Vacation”) stars as Irwin Fletcher, who is an investigative reporter. He’s about to solve a big case surrounding drugs on the beach when he asked to murder a man, who says he is dying of bone cancer. Fletcher smells funny about it and the film then takes him from Utah and back to L.A. to solve the mystery.

Chevy Chase is a bad actor. Unlike Eddie Murphy (“Beverly Hills Cop”), Steve Martin (“The Jerk”), Jim Carrey (“Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”) and Bill Murray (“Groundhog Day”), who have all done bad movies, Chase lacks any extra effort to try and make his lines work better. He just delivers them in the blandest way making it so the material has to be great before he’s funny. The other people who I mentioned try to add a bit of personality. Fletcher constantly disguises himself but each disguise is just a simple physical change (e.g. glasses) without any form of accent or mannerism alteration. Chase looks bored during the film and makes us lose interest in the whole thing. The other cast members were average.

Aside from a funky yet forgettable tune that plays several times throughout the duration of the picture “Fletch” offers nothing. I was surprised at the few attempts at comedy there actually were. How has this film received good reviews? The film is disjointed, not fun in the slightest and has a mediocre car chase. The plot might have been interesting but the awfulness of the rest of the film just eradicated my care for the story.