Posted by Johnny_Slick at 207.149.178.252 on August 16, 2000 at 01:08:50:
In Reply to: Jason Lee as Fletch: Can he pull it off? posted by CrescentFreshDude on August 15, 2000 at 21:01:16:
: First off, I'd just like to say the Jason Lee is one of my favorite
: actors. He's right up there w/ Christopher Walken, in my book. But, I was
: watching Fletch Lives the other day (funny movie), and I had to ask myself:
: Could Jason Lee pull it off?
: Even though it has been made abundantly clear that Fletch Won is in no
: way connected to the Chevy Chase movies, one WOULD assume that Fletch's
: over-all demeanor, delivery, attitude, what have you, would remain the
: same. And that may present a problem...
: Now, I'm not sure how diverse an actor Lee acually is, so this may all
: prove invalid. Even though Jason's previous roles were extremely funny,
: they were both...shall we say..."stressed-out", for lack of a better phrase
: and even slightly obnoxious, but in a wonderful way, in oppose to the
: Fletch character's layed-back, calm, "I'm-on-top-of-it" attitude.
: What I guess I am asking here is this: If Jason is cast as Fletch,
: would he bring the Banky/Brodie personality to the role, or would he try to
: play a more relaxed, easy-going character, and if so, how well could