Oct 091997
Four high school students (Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Geller, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr.) accidentally kill a man and then dump the body in the sea to avoid manslaughter charges. Later, they receive a note saying “I know what you did last summer.” As they try to find the author of the note, people begin to die.
Quick Review: Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer are credited with revitalizing the Slasher film. Scream did add something different to the sub-genre but I Know What You Did Last Summer is the same old thing. This is an early ’80s film and might have been revolutionary in the year of Friday the 13th, but now it’s an unnecessary retread. There is nothing new here. Love Hewitt is better than average for the heroine of a Slasher flick, while the talented Geller phones in her performance, and Phillippe and Prinze are substandard (which is Prinze’s normal condition). This was an unnecessary film to make, and is an unnecessary one to watch.