I Know What You Did Last Summer
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: October 17, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
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Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
It's killer, dude! [17 October 1997, p. 52]
70
Washington PostRichard Harrington
Another Kevin Williamson triumph, a smart, sharply drawn genre film with a moral center and a solid cast of young actors to hold it. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
There's no doubting that Williamson is a man who knows and loves his genre, and all the scary, screaming, sniggering fun continues here. Read full review
70
VarietyDerek Elley
A polished genre piece with superior fright elements. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Despite an inordinately complicated third-act resolution, it's head-and-shoulders above most so-called suspense films. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The story has more holes than the bodies do, but the shocks are efficient, and Party of Five's Jennifer Love Hewitt knows how to scream with soul. Read full review
60
EmpireDarren Bignell
Proves that nouveau horror is alive and kicking hard. Read full review
60
The A.V. ClubJoe Garden
The characters are never really more than stereotypes (the brain, the beauty, the dreamer, the jock), but as the body count begins to mount, you feel their terror build. Read full review
50
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
Though it flies in the face of credibility and becomes downright silly by its end, I Know What You Did Last Summer knows its way around the rules of the popular horror-film genre. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
It has an interesting subtext. I'm referring to the way the lives and friendships of these four individuals crumble in the wake of their accident. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Competent but uninspired thriller. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The screenplay by Kevin Williamson ("Scream") keeps the lighting low and the tension high, though a bit more wit would have helped. Read full review
50
NewsweekB.J. Sigesmund
The main problem is the script, which has a few scares but little smarts. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
Predictably, the derivative title here is a jumping-off point for another derivative slasher-revenge pic. [17 October 1997, p.5D]
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The youngsters all turn in game performances, but the standout is Anne Heche, whose weird Missy Egan is pure Mimsy Farmer at maximum twitch. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Writer Kevin Williamson, who's also responsible for the overrated "Scream," sets cleverness above emotional impact in a poorly conceived 1997 thriller with plenty of empty references. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The best shot in this film is the first one. Not a good sign. Read full review
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