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* MrsRobinson: The Contessa, who tries to seduce Fletch several times despite being in her sixties.
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* MrsRobinson: The Contessa, who tries to seduce Fletch several times despite being in her sixties. When he rejects her advances, she claims it was a SecretTestOfCharacter.
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* EntertainginglyWrong: The key moment is Fletch doing a big summation on how [[spoiler: Angela is the killer, using Horan to sell the paintings. At which point, Horan pulls a gun to reveal ''he's'' the killer and murdered Laura just to frame Fletch.]]
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* EntertainginglyWrong: EntertaininglyWrong: The key moment is Fletch doing a big summation on how [[spoiler: Angela is the killer, using Horan to sell the paintings. At which point, Horan pulls a gun to reveal ''he's'' the killer and murdered Laura just to frame Fletch.]]
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* EntertainginglyWrong: The key moment is Fletch doing a big summation on how [[spoiler: Angela is the killer, using Horan to sell the paintings. At which point, Horan pulls a gun to reveal ''he's'' the killer and murdered Laura just to frame Fletch.]]
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* OldCopYoungCop: Inspector Monroe and eager rookie Griz have many years between them in age.
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* OldCopYoungCop: The middle-aged Inspector Monroe is a serious and eager rookie Griz have many years between them thoughtful analyzer of evidence, while his young assistant Griselda "Griz" is an eager-to-please BumblingSidekick who nonetheless is good at finding useful evidence and also [[spoiler:[[CrouchingHoronHiddenBadass shoots the killer in age.the climax.]]]]
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* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Inspector Monroe, who is convinced from the jump that Fletch is the murderer and is determined to prove it.
* MrsRobinson: The Contessa, who tries to seduce Fletch several times.
* MrsRobinson: The Contessa, who tries to seduce Fletch several times.
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* OldCopYoungCop: Monroe and Griz.
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* NonProtagonistResolver: Inspector Monroe and Griz figure out who the culprit is several scenes before Fletch (mostly with evidence they gather themselves) and show up to save the day during the climax when Fletch is about to get shot. They are quick to point out Fletch's PinballProtagonist status when he tries to say all of them solved the case together.
* OldCopYoungCop: Inspector Monroe andGriz.eager rookie Griz have many years between them in age.
* OldCopYoungCop: Inspector Monroe and
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* PinballProtagonist: Fletch goes around looking for clues and stirring things up but is EntertaininglyWrong with his summation and needs the police to save his life.
--> '''Monroe''': ''We'' solved the case ... You came barefoot into my office and woke up my child with a list of suspects that [[spoiler:Horan]] wasn't even on! ... You got your ass kicked [[spoiler:on the boat]] and almost got shot in the face. That's what you did.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Eve's landlord agreed to let her keep her dog after the area got gentrified but said she couldn't get a replacement once the dog dies. She avoids this rule by only buying identical dogs and giving them the same name whenever an old one dies.
--> '''Monroe''': ''We'' solved the case ... You came barefoot into my office and woke up my child with a list of suspects that [[spoiler:Horan]] wasn't even on! ... You got your ass kicked [[spoiler:on the boat]] and almost got shot in the face. That's what you did.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Eve's landlord agreed to let her keep her dog after the area got gentrified but said she couldn't get a replacement once the dog dies. She avoids this rule by only buying identical dogs and giving them the same name whenever an old one dies.
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* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Inspector Monroe, who is convinced from the jump that Fletch is the murderer and is determined to prove it but is fair and intelligent.
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'''''Confess, Fletch''''' is a 2022 comedy-mystery film directed by Greg Mottola and based on the novel by Creator/GregoryMcdonald. It's a soft reboot of the ''Film/{{Fletch}}'' film series.
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'''''Confess, Fletch''''' is a 2022 comedy-mystery film directed by Greg Mottola and based on [[Literature/{{Fletch}} the novel novel]] by Creator/GregoryMcdonald. It's a soft reboot of the ''Film/{{Fletch}}'' film series.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/JonHamm replaces ChevyChase as Fletch.
** Creator/JohnSlattery replaces Richard Libertini as Frank.
** Creator/JohnSlattery replaces Richard Libertini as Frank.
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* RunningGag: Fletch's ''terrible'' Italian.
-->''Mio italiano è molto buono.''
-->''Mio italiano è molto buono.''
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* AmateurSleuth: Fletch, who is (as he loves to brag) formerly an investigative reporter of some repute.
-->'''Monroe''': No amateur sleuthing, please.
-->'''Monroe''': No amateur sleuthing, please.
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** Fletch tells the police that he's researching a biography of Edgar Allan Tharp Jr., which is his go-to cover in many of the novels.
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* FrameUp: Fletch quickly realises that the killer arranged the scene to implicate him in the murder, and spends much of the film trying to figure out if they were trying to frame ''anyone'' or him specifically. [[spoiler:It's the latter.]]
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* FrameUp: The killer leaves the murder weapon -- a bottle of wine -- on top of the welcome note for Fletch quickly realises that the killer arranged the scene to implicate in his rented apartment, tricking him in the murder, and into incriminating himself. Fletch spends much of the film trying to figure out if they were the killer was trying to frame ''anyone'' whoever the new tenant was, or him specifically. [[spoiler:It's the latter.]]
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* TerrifiedOfGerms: Horan refuses to shake hands or touch people, and keeps separate "Clean" and "Dirty" pens on his desk. [[spoiler:It's the detail that breaks the case for Monroe.]]
-->'''Fletch''': Since the pandemic?\\
'''Horan''': Since touchscreens. Haven't had a cold in 20 years.
-->'''Fletch''': Since the pandemic?\\
'''Horan''': Since touchscreens. Haven't had a cold in 20 years.
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->'''Monroe''': I looked into your criminal record: bad check charge, two contempt of court charges, a number of non-payment of alimony charges. [...] You're a bit of a shady character, Mr. Fletcher.
->'''Fletch''': But I ''am'' adorable.
->'''Fletch''': But I ''am'' adorable.
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->'''Monroe''': I looked into your criminal record: bad check charge, two contempt of court charges, a number of non-payment of alimony charges. [...] You're a bit of a shady character, Mr. Fletcher.
->'''Fletch''':Fletcher.\\
'''Fletch''': But I ''am'' adorable.
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'''Fletch''': But I ''am'' adorable.
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* MythologyGag: Frank's assistant is named "Larry", as in [[Film/Fletch the 1985 film.]]
** The climax also lifts a line directly from the climax of the 85 film.
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* MythologyGag: Frank's assistant is named "Larry", as in [[Film/Fletch [[Film/{{Fletch}} the 1985 film.]]
** The climax also liftsa line an exchange directly from the climax of the 85 film.film.
--->[[spoiler:'''Horan''': I was already prepared to commit one murder tonight. What makes you think I won't commit two?\\
'''Fletch''': Oops.]]
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--->[[spoiler:'''Horan''': I was already prepared to commit one murder tonight. What makes you think I won't commit two?\\
'''Fletch''': Oops.]]
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Irwin Maurice Fletchter (Creator/JonHamm), better known to his friends as "Fletch", has barely arrived in Boston when he discovers a murdered woman in his rented townhouse, and Detective Inspector Monroe (Creator/RoyWoodJr) is determined to prove that Fletch is the killer. This makes things complicated for Fletch, who is in town at the behest of his girlfriend Angela de Grassi (Creator/LorenzaIzzo) to track down a fortune's worth of paintings that were stolen from her father, an Italian count who has been kidnapped. Also in the mix is Angela's vampy stepmother "the Contessa" (Creator/MarciaGayHarden), eccentric art broker Ronald Horan (Creator/KyleMacLachlan), and Fletch's former editor Frank Jaffe (Creator/JohnSlattery).
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Irwin Maurice Fletchter (Creator/JonHamm), better known to his friends as "Fletch", has barely arrived in Boston when he discovers a murdered woman in his rented townhouse, and Detective Inspector Monroe (Creator/RoyWoodJr) is determined to prove that Fletch is the killer. This makes things complicated for Fletch, who is in town at the behest of his girlfriend Angela de Grassi (Creator/LorenzaIzzo) to track down a fortune's worth of paintings that were stolen from her father, an Italian count who has been kidnapped. Also in the mix is Angela's vampy stepmother "the Contessa" (Creator/MarciaGayHarden), eccentric art broker Ronald Horan (Creator/KyleMacLachlan), and Fletch's former editor Frank Jaffe (Creator/JohnSlattery).
* FrameUp: Fletch quickly realises that the killer arranged the scene to implicate him in the murder, and spends much of the film trying to figure out if they were trying to frame ''anyone'' or him specifically. [[spoiler:It's the latter.]]
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Inspector Monroe, who is convinced from the jump that Fletch is the murderer and is determined to prove it.
* MrsRobinson: The Contessa, who tries to seduce Fletch several times.
* MythologyGag: Frank's assistant is named "Larry", as in [[Film/Fletch the 1985 film.]]
** The climax also lifts a line directly from the climax of the 85 film.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Inspector Monroe, who is convinced from the jump that Fletch is the murderer and is determined to prove it.
* MrsRobinson: The Contessa, who tries to seduce Fletch several times.
* MythologyGag: Frank's assistant is named "Larry", as in [[Film/Fletch the 1985 film.]]
** The climax also lifts a line directly from the climax of the 85 film.
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/JonHamm replaces ChevyChase as Fletch.
** Creator/JohnSlattery replaces Richard Libertini as Frank.
** Creator/JohnSlattery replaces Richard Libertini as Frank.
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* TwoLinesNoWaiting: Fletch is trying to solve the murder of Laurel Goodwin before the police pin it on him, while also tracking down a hoard of expensive paintings stolen from his girlfriend's family.
* WealthyYachtOwner: Horan has a nice yacht, which he keeps moored at an expensive yacht club full of similarly wealthy, out-of-touch patrons.
* WealthyYachtOwner: Horan has a nice yacht, which he keeps moored at an expensive yacht club full of similarly wealthy, out-of-touch patrons.
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->'''Monroe''': I looked into your criminal record: bad check charge, two contempt of court charges, a number of non-payment of alimony charges. [...] You're a bit of a shady character, Mr. Fletcher.
->'''Fletch''': But I ''am'' adorable.
->'''Fletch''': But I ''am'' adorable.
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* OldCopYoungCop: Monroe and Griz.Griz.
* PenName: Fletch writes (and travels, and takes meetings) under the name "Ralph Locke".
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-->''Five stars!''
* PenName: Fletch writes (and travels, and takes meetings) under the name "Ralph Locke".
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-->''Five stars!''
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Irwin Maurice Fletchter (Creator/JonHamm), better known to his friends as "Fletch", has barely arrived in Boston when he discovers a murdered woman in his rented townhouse, and Detective Inspector Monroe (Creator/RoyWoodJr) is determined to prove that Fletch is the killer. This makes things complicated for Fletch, who is in town at the behest of his girlfriend Angela de Grassi (Creator/LorenzaIzzo) to track down a fortune's worth of paintings that were stolen from her father, an Italian count who has been kidnapped. Also in the mix is Angela's vampy stepmother "the Contessa" (Creator/MarciaGayHarden), eccentric art broker Ronald Horan (Creator/KyleMaclaughlin), (Creator/KyleMacLachlan), and Fletch's former editor Frank Jaffe (Creator/JohnSlattery).
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[IntrepidReporter "I was an investigative reporter of some repute."]]]]
'''''Confess, Fletch''''' is a 2022 comedy-mystery film directed by Greg Mottola and based on the novel by Creator/GregoryMcdonald. It's a soft reboot of the ''Film/{{Fletch}}'' film series.
Irwin Maurice Fletchter (Creator/JonHamm), better known to his friends as "Fletch", has barely arrived in Boston when he discovers a murdered woman in his rented townhouse, and Detective Inspector Monroe (Creator/RoyWoodJr) is determined to prove that Fletch is the killer. This makes things complicated for Fletch, who is in town at the behest of his girlfriend Angela de Grassi (Creator/LorenzaIzzo) to track down a fortune's worth of paintings that were stolen from her father, an Italian count who has been kidnapped. Also in the mix is Angela's vampy stepmother "the Contessa" (Creator/MarciaGayHarden), eccentric art broker Ronald Horan (Creator/KyleMaclaughlin), and Fletch's former editor Frank Jaffe (Creator/JohnSlattery).
Despite being a BoxOfficeBomb (it only had a limited theatrical release before premiering on streaming), the film was a critical success, and Greg Mottola has expressed a desire to adapt the next novel, ''Fletch's Fortune''.
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* BumblingSidekick: Griz, who is consistently thwarted by Fletch and at one point loses him because she spilled a milkshake all over herself. That said, she sometimes veers into...
** HypercompetentSidekick: She collects most of the evidence that [[spoiler:Ronald Horan]] is the killer.
* FakedKidnapping: [[spoiler:Count de Grassi faked his kidnapping with Fletch's help to figure out whether his wife or his daughter stole his paintings and if they really love him.]]
* NaziGold: Or in this case, Nazi art. The stolen de Grassi paintings were stolen by the Italian fascists during World War II, [[spoiler:which is why Menti is happy to give them away to Fletch at the end.]]
* OldCopYoungCop: Monroe and Griz.
[[caption-width-right:350:[[IntrepidReporter "I was an investigative reporter of some repute."]]]]
'''''Confess, Fletch''''' is a 2022 comedy-mystery film directed by Greg Mottola and based on the novel by Creator/GregoryMcdonald. It's a soft reboot of the ''Film/{{Fletch}}'' film series.
Irwin Maurice Fletchter (Creator/JonHamm), better known to his friends as "Fletch", has barely arrived in Boston when he discovers a murdered woman in his rented townhouse, and Detective Inspector Monroe (Creator/RoyWoodJr) is determined to prove that Fletch is the killer. This makes things complicated for Fletch, who is in town at the behest of his girlfriend Angela de Grassi (Creator/LorenzaIzzo) to track down a fortune's worth of paintings that were stolen from her father, an Italian count who has been kidnapped. Also in the mix is Angela's vampy stepmother "the Contessa" (Creator/MarciaGayHarden), eccentric art broker Ronald Horan (Creator/KyleMaclaughlin), and Fletch's former editor Frank Jaffe (Creator/JohnSlattery).
Despite being a BoxOfficeBomb (it only had a limited theatrical release before premiering on streaming), the film was a critical success, and Greg Mottola has expressed a desire to adapt the next novel, ''Fletch's Fortune''.
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* BumblingSidekick: Griz, who is consistently thwarted by Fletch and at one point loses him because she spilled a milkshake all over herself. That said, she sometimes veers into...
** HypercompetentSidekick: She collects most of the evidence that [[spoiler:Ronald Horan]] is the killer.
* FakedKidnapping: [[spoiler:Count de Grassi faked his kidnapping with Fletch's help to figure out whether his wife or his daughter stole his paintings and if they really love him.]]
* NaziGold: Or in this case, Nazi art. The stolen de Grassi paintings were stolen by the Italian fascists during World War II, [[spoiler:which is why Menti is happy to give them away to Fletch at the end.]]
* OldCopYoungCop: Monroe and Griz.
