I Know What You Did Last Summer

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: October 17, 1997

4.2	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 409 Ratings

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bfoore90May 21, 2020

Its not a bad thriller if you're basing it on late 90s, post scream thrillers. Its got a good cast and solid thrills but it does nothing groundbreaking

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talisencrwOct 8, 2014

A decent popcorn movie--nothing more. It's a shame that when thousands of very good scriptwriters are struggling to make ends meet, this kind of drivel is being peddled out of America. The country should both be ashamed, and, as in theA decent popcorn movie--nothing more. It's a shame that when thousands of very good scriptwriters are struggling to make ends meet, this kind of drivel is being peddled out of America. The country should both be ashamed, and, as in the original Frankenstein, be chasing everyone involved with lit torches and demand answers. A national travesty and indecency.… Expand

15 of 45 users found this helpful1530

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FilipeNetoFeb 13, 2018

Empty, predictable and even humorous.

In this film, a group of teenagers commit a crime and decides to keep that secret forever but someone knows what they did and decides to punish them. From the same writer of "Scream" (Kevin Williamson),Empty, predictable and even humorous.

In this film, a group of teenagers commit a crime and decides to keep that secret forever but someone knows what they did and decides to punish them. From the same writer of "Scream" (Kevin Williamson), this film is directed by Jim Gillespie and features Jennifer Love Hewitt as a protagonist.

Teen movies usually go up in college or the end of high school, and show plots with stereotyped groups of adolescents (sexual perverts, idiots, nerds, dumb blonde's and others). This film starts from that and introduces notes of suspense: a crime, a secret, several murders throughout the plot and a busty girl playing the damsel in distress. This would make an excellent comedy (who doesn't like to see stupid teenagers to die horribly in movies?) and there are several moments that are deeply hilarious and predictable. The creation of suspense fails repeatedly for that reason.

Jennifer Love Hewitt is a satisfactory actress, but fails to convince the audience. The problem may not be the actress but the plot, the script and the way her character was planned. The actress tries at various times to reach a higher level of psychological tension but ruins everything with theatrical moments and hysterical screams. The rest of the cast doesn't matter, are there to die or kill. The best of the film is to discover the killer's identity but, unfortunately, if we just want that, any CSI series or similar can give that even better.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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royalguy07Aug 7, 2023

Starts with an intriguing opening and has some great scares but has a pretty un rewarding resolution to its story. JLH gets hotter, and worse at acting, as the movie goes on.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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Movie3Jul 15, 2018

Okay horror film that was obviously trying to gain success after Scream, but sports a good cast and humor, but not much else. Not even really good scares.

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vitortfvDec 16, 2020

classic of the 90s, but with nothing brings anything very innovative. A cliché slasher.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

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Meth-dudeNov 16, 2017

Why this movie is one of the most well known slasher to come out of the 90's I have no idea. The acting was not very good (especially Prinze Jr), the movie didn't create much tension and the ending was a little bit too far fetched. While itWhy this movie is one of the most well known slasher to come out of the 90's I have no idea. The acting was not very good (especially Prinze Jr), the movie didn't create much tension and the ending was a little bit too far fetched. While it isn't the worst teen slasher movie of the 90's, you can still find better.… Expand

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MovieGuysJan 5, 2014

Creating the kind of horror movie genre satire that the Scream movies did so well, "Summer" does it so much weaker and with less fun. The movie is very blasé, and I found myself bored while watching it. Jennifer Love Hewitt does nothing toCreating the kind of horror movie genre satire that the Scream movies did so well, "Summer" does it so much weaker and with less fun. The movie is very blasé, and I found myself bored while watching it. Jennifer Love Hewitt does nothing to the character, and all the other performances are banal as well.… Expand

4 of 21 users found this helpful417

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tharikleoApr 19, 2021

Falta de originalidade é um fator que agrava a situação desse filme, mas ele entretém e eu seria injusto se dissesse que o acho divertido.

4 of 36 users found this helpful432

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PanchogulSep 28, 2021

Sin Scream, no habría esta película, buena en su época, aunque no ha envejecido para nada bien mientras Scream sigue siendo genial.

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R.L.Feb 4, 2009

Clique? yes, done a million times? definitely. But that's why we go too the movies, we go to seen cheesy plots and stories & gorgeous women. But this movie side steps a few of those problems that almost all movies have. I know what you Clique? yes, done a million times? definitely. But that's why we go too the movies, we go to seen cheesy plots and stories & gorgeous women. But this movie side steps a few of those problems that almost all movies have. I know what you did last summer has a very intricate and well thought out story and plot, but to a very avid thinker this movie's plot will feel like it was shot full of holes, this films story is derived from the book of the same name. As we all know the movie is never like the book, but this film comes pretty close. Also allot of people and critics look at four main details about a movie. plot, acting, direction and story. These four details make up a film and this movie has three of these four details and that's good enough for me. I know what you did last summer stars Ryan Phillips, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddy Prinze Jr. & Sarah Michelle Gellar as four teenagers who while celebrating the fourth of July go for a drive and accidentally hit a man with there car the four panic and dump his body in the ocean and swear never to talk about it again. Four years pass and the incident has took it's toll on Julie( Jennifer Love Hewitt) she has become reclusive and quiet ever since, the others have gone on with there lives. But what they did four years ago has come back to haunt them, a man with a hook has come back for revenge and it's possible that he's the man they hit four years ago, now with time running out they have to figure out if it's him or somebody else come to avenge his death. I know what you did last summer is a roller coaster ride of thrills and chills that won't let up till the very end. I highly recommended this movie.… Expand

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Voodoo123Oct 26, 2022

Below average thrills despite the attractive cast of 20 somethings being slain for our viewing pleasure. The screenplay is weak with some terrible lines thrown in for maximum cheese factor. Add to this the usual teleporting bad guyBelow average thrills despite the attractive cast of 20 somethings being slain for our viewing pleasure. The screenplay is weak with some terrible lines thrown in for maximum cheese factor. Add to this the usual teleporting bad guy shenanigans and it falls below the average meter with predictable jump scares and a lack of logical character decisions. Entertaining but sloppy.… Expand

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