US Edition‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Review: A Slasher Whodunit Meets a Who Cares
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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Review: A Slasher Whodunit Meets a Who Cares
Do we care about the central characters? Not a bit. It isn’t that the actors are bad; it’s that the movie’s format encourages us to want to see them get killed — because there’s really nothing at stake outside of that.
This ‘reboot’, remake or reissue, call it whatever you want, of a classic of the terror of the 90’s is set, as the 1997 homonymous film, on the day of the independence of the United States, on July 4, but of little independence because as the most faithful to the genre remembered, the four protagonist teenagers caused a death, did nothing to help and a year later were harassed by a murderer dressed in a fisher’s raincoat and armed with hooks and…
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Review: A Slasher Revival That Finds It's Footing In the Stinger
Look, time is a flat circle, and now, we’re experiencing the ’90s all over again, or at the very least the Y2K era and everything that goes with it. I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) continues the revival of ’90s horror staples. The return to Southport is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, written by Kaytin Robinson, Sam Lansky, and Leah McKendrick, and features a relatively unknown cast outside of its few returning stars. In the film, …
‘I know What You Did Last Summer’ Panned by Critics — 45% RT, 42 MC — World of Reel
Sony Pictures appears to be headed for another theatrical embarrassment. The studio’s upcoming reboot of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” reboot is tracking for a limp $12M opening weekend. That’s a weak number for a franchise revival, especially one so heavily banking on ’90s nostalgia. And yet, I can’t fully call this one a disaster since the production budget was a measly $18M. It might, maybe, make its money back.Regardless, more bad news, …
I Know What You Did Last Summer Review: A Frustrating, Disappointing Legacy Sequel
Photo Credit: Sony Pictures It’s always fun to think of names for movie sequels. For example, the Fast & Furious series is all over the place, but I Know What You Did Last Summer has always had their sequels build in persistence. We had the original 1997 film, then I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, and then the horrendous direct-to-VOD sequel I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer. It’s 2025, and we have our new sequel. In a perfect worl…
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