Na semana passada, noticiei aqui um novo filme baseado nos livros do escritor Gregory McDonald, com o personagem do jornalista investigativo Irwin M. Fletcher.
Fui rever o filme que Michael Ritchie fez com o personagem em 1975. Sigo achando bem fraquinho.
Chevy Chase foi evidentemente um grave caso de “miscast”.
Embora o Fletch tenha um senso de humor próprio, escalar um comediante foi um erro. Seria como escalar um comediante para viver o Detetive Phillip Marlowe, outro personagem que se caracterizava pela ironia de suas respostas.
Nada funciona bem no filme. Nem a loirinha Dana Wheeler-Nicholson consegue salvar um roteiro bem ruinzinho.
Tomara que o novo filme, com o ótimo Jon Ham no papel de Fletch faça justiça ao personagem da literatura.
Last week, I reported here a new movie based on the books by writer Gregory McDonald, with the character of investigative journalist Irwin M. Fletcher.
I went to review the film that Michael Ritchie made with the character in 1975. I still find it very weak. Chevy Chase was evidently a serious case of “miscast”.
While Fletch has a sense of humor of his own, casting a comedian was a mistake. It would be like casting a comedian to play Detective Phillip Marlowe, another character who was characterized by the irony of his responses.
Nothing works well in the movie. Not even the blonde Dana Wheeler-Nicholson can save a very bad script.
I hope the new film, with the great Jon Ham in the role of Fletch, does justice to the character of literature.
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