I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) User Reviews (483)

Run-Of-The-Mill Slasher Sequel, But Pretty Entertaining.

[drownsoda90 · 6/10 · 4 June 2007]

"I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" follows Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who is still suffering from the memories of her friends' murders by a vengeful fisherman who she and her friends had accidentally hit with their car and disposed of his body, thinking him to be dead. Her college friend, Karla (Brandy Norwood) wins tickets to the Bahamas via a radio station contest, so she, Karla, Karla's boyfriend, Tyrell (Mekhi Phifer), and a friend Will, head off on vacation. Meanwhile, Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Julie's ex-boyfriend, has an encounter with the fisherman again, and heads to the island to save Julie. But soon enough, bodies begin to pile up on the mostly-deserted island (which is currently in it's storm season) all around Julie and her friends, and it seems the fisherman has returned.

I considered the original "I Know What You Did Last Summer" to be a fairly good slasher movie that evolved during the late '90s. It had a nice revenge-laced premise about teenagers who had to pay the consequences for their mistakes at the hands of a psychotic fisherman, and it was very well done in comparison with most slasher movies of that era. This sequel popped up only a year later, and while it may be very unoriginal, it's still entertaining. In terms of story, the idea was well put together, and the tropical, stormy Bahaman island was the perfect setting for this film to take place, and a nice change from the gloomy coastal town the previous film was set in. I knew a sequel was coming, after the first film succeeded well with audiences, it was nearly inevitable. The violence factor is much more gratuitous in this sequel, it's gore galore for this movie, which wasn't surprising. It seems that way for a lot of horror movie sequels.

Also, being no surprise, this film is almost beyond cliché-ridden. Typical horror set-ups, scares, and character stupidity is present throughout the course of the movie. It's unrealistic a lot of the time, and there are plot holes everywhere, so in that sense, it's a bit of a mess. But on the other hand, despite all of the unrealistic events, I have to admit that this is an extremely entertaining movie. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprise their role, and Brandy Norwood and Mekhi Phifer play her lively friends. Jennifer Esposito (whose career hadn't quite taken off yet) also plays a worker on the island who the gang teams up with when the fisherman begins to off the island's population. The acting was nothing more than average at best, but it was tolerable (nothing too bad, I have seen much worse). But besides, what can you expect from this type of flick? The film ends with one of those "gotcha!" jump scares quite similar to the ending of the original, and puts a close on this series (unless you count the 2006 direct-to-video sequel that follow this) on a rather silly but fitting note. The entire movie is a little far-fetched, but so what?

Overall, I'd advise anyone who is tired of your run-of-the-mill slasher movies to avoid "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" like the plague, because I can guarantee that they will be sorely disappointed. But for those who enjoy some cheap horror entertainment every once and awhile, this clichéd little slasher sequel is an entertaining way to spend a couple of hours, but don't expect to take any of it seriously. 6/10.

Not as bad as people say

[aprilsfriendorin · 6/10 · 5 November 2021]

I went into this movie expecting it to be absolute trash based on the general consensus of reviews. However, I was plenty surprised. It's not incredible, but it's definitely not as bad as people are saying. I thought it shared a lot of similarities with the first film, and Jack Black was a good addition. The only thing I'd criticize is the unnecessary sexualization of the main teenage girl. And the racist stereotypes. Ok, it's outdated, but it's really not a bad slasher flick.

"That's The Capital of Brazil"

[sammymayson · 6/10 · 7 August 2019]

It's been a year since Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) was nearly murdered by homicidal fisherman, Ben Willis, and she's not taking it well. She did manage to stay in school, but she's taken to falling asleep in class, having awful nightmares, and waking up in the middle of lectures, screaming at the top of her lungs.

Her roommate, Karla (pop star Brandy in a performance that's not as bad as you'd think), has been trying to set her up with a cute classmate named Will so that she can forget about fellow survivor, Ray. All seems to be going well when they win a surprising getaway to the Bahamas after they win a radio contest, but the moment they get there, they start to realize two things - it's storm season and Ben Willis might not be as dead as originally thought.

I have to say that I've experienced a lot of weird slasher movie storylines in my day, but I Still Know What You Did Last Summer has to be one of the weirdest ones. You mean to tell me that a psychokiller would stage an entire Bahamas getaway just so they could have their victims all to themselves? Why not just break into Julie's apartment and stab her in the shower or something? What kind of disposable income does this guy have?

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is so over the top and overblown that it almost functions as full-on camp. I'll give it this - it's never boring, because you don't know what kind of oddball shenanigans the filmmakers will think up next.

Pretty much a run of the mill slasher stalks teen flick.

[33Ford · 15 November 1998]

The first "I Know What You Did..." film had a plot to go with the stalking and the suspense. The follow-up film has no story, just your standard slasher stalks and kills teens....as well as anybody else in the film.

However, that said, it still was fun to watch, although maybe a little too graphic for my taste in a couple of spots. Unlike many of the other posted comments, I found Brandy's performance to be very natural and entertaining and of course Love Hewitt is nice too look at too.

The Mekhi Phifer character was too much of a boor and I kept hoping he would get the "hook" sooner than later. The surprise twist at the end did catch me off guard although others have commented that they figured it out in advance.

The movie supposedly takes place on a Bahamian island. Having visited the Bahamas many, many times, the first view of the so-called Bahamas in the movie was a little bit of a shock since these previously perfectly flat islands had now grown mountains and hills along with rock formations jutting out of the ocean. And then when I saw the "Bahamian" resort I was further shocked to see that Mexican architecture had been exported to the Bahamas.

It seems the film makers should either have gone to the Bahamas or made the location in the film be Mexico, where it was actually filmed. Of course Mexico has no remote, lightly populated islands like the Bahamas does so I guess that wouldn't have suited the story. And the Bahamian government probably wouldn't let them film there due to the potential bad impact on tourism.

Despite these quibbles, the movie held my interest and had enough eye candy to keep me watching the screen. I would rate this movie about a 7.5 on a scale of 10.

I already miss Sarah Michelle Gellar...

[makotoshintaro · 5/10 · 18 September 2017]

Now that I re-watched after all these years, I can't really understand why I was a fan of it... Ryan Phillippe was replaced by Mekhi Phifer (a sex maniac, bully-type-of-person), Jennifer Love Hewitt remained the same (a little less irritating to be honest), Freddie Prinze Jr. was actually a lot better than those puppy eyes that haunted me for 1 hour and 41 minutes last night, and Brandy took the best part like Sarah Michelle Gellar did. Well yes, Julie James' best friends have the best characters in both movies. Apart from that, really poor acting, silly lines, totally unnecessary plot twist - to the verge of kitsch - and no real mysterious atmosphere.

no more sequels, please

[lee_eisenberg · 5/10 · 1 December 2006]

Every time that there's a cool new movie, they just have to make a sequel. "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" pretty much repeats everything from the original, minus and plus some cast members. I just hope that they don't make another "know what you did" movie. Not only is there nothing that they can add to the concept, the title is inaccurate: it should be "two summers ago".

So, stick with the original and you won't be disappointed. At least "Scary Movie" spoofed these sorts of movies. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brandy Norwood, Freddy Prinze Jr., Muse Watson, Mekhi Phifer and Jeffrey Combs.

So bad I wanted to gouge my eyes out with a rusty radiator

[teamyoth · 1/10 · 1 June 2005]

I must say teen slashers used to have some appeal, but this film probably hit the lowest of the Hollywood lows. The only redeeming factor of the entire film was the fact that Jennifer Love Hewitt is in it, giving it some aesthetic appeal at least. But then the story gets under way and it's the most predictable thing EVER. The acting was horrendous, the plot pointless and the gore non-existent. In every one of these dumb slasher flicks there's a scene where the murderer is down for the count and can easily be taken advantage of, but for some reason unknown to man, the "good guys" don't seem to realise this. But "I Still Know what you did last summer" has possibly the worst one I have ever seen. What it lacks in gore it definitely makes up for in logic...oh wait no, they have NONE! Here's the situation, the murderer has fallen through a ceiling or something and he's unconscious. One of the girls has a great big fire axe in her hand. What would most sensible humans do? That's right, swing that axe lots and lots of times, making sure his head and body are separate entities, and why not his limbs as well. BUT NO! She doesn't do anything of the sort, instead she uses the axe to break into a greenhouse and then...THROWS IT AWAY. Clever girl! She may be dead but at least she got the moral high-ground.

N.B. If you're ever stuck in a slasher situation, KILL the murderer when you get chance, and use a bit of logic. Then again if that happened the film would last about 15 minutes, which would definitely have been a good thing.

Guilty pleasure

[rivertam26 · 7/10 · 27 June 2020]

I wasn't a big fan of this when first seeing it. I relished the first film and just thought it was kind of lackluster and dumb. But over the years I've developed a fondness for the films absurdity and ridiculous plotting. I actually enjoy the film a lot now on it's own merits. The chase scenes are fantastically executed and the film is a huge guilty pleasure. This time around Julie and her roommate win a trip to the bahamas and find themselves being hunted by the infamous fisherman. Sexy Freddie Prinze Jr., Mekhi Pfeiffer, Jennifer Esposito and a truly awful Jack Black also star.

Budget: $24m Box Office: $84m

7.5/10

Benson.Bens-on?B.Enson?Wait,give us a hundred minutes

[Sandcooler · 3/10 · 22 June 2006]

Captain Hook's retarded cousin Ben Willis comes back to finish of everybody except Julie, in case this film would become a hit you know. He immediately thinks of a plan so cunning, so genius, so brilliant...no wait, my bad, it's the worst plan ever.

Willis apparently found out where Julie lives and where she goes to school. Immediately, he goes to get his son out of nowhere and gets him to go to the same school and make friends with Julie. Then he fakes a radio show (I think) and lets Julie and her roommate, played by Brandy of all people, win it by guessing the capital of Brazil (to win a trip to the Bahamas, is this still making sense to you?). Meanwhile, Julie's old boyfriend who now has the promising career of ah, fish gutter or something, has to be eliminated so Willis throws a dummy in front of his car and then doesn't kill him, making room for his son who got the weird pseudonym Will Benson (wouldn't it be safer to give him a name that doesn't contain Will, Ben or son? He should have given him a name that's harder to figure out, like John Killer)and they all head to the Bahamas. So Ben is now paying for their holidays or something? Yeah, that'll teach them.

When they arrive, turns out it's the rain season. Why would a radio station give people tickets to the Bahamas in the rain season? Can't they just like, call the station and try to change the date or something? Freddie Prinze Jr.(he has a name,but unlike Ben, I don't still know) also heads for the Bahamas right after waking up from a coma or something to save the day and he kills Ben once and for all, after Ben killed his own son by accident, cos he apparently never watched pro-wrestling.

So the happy bunch returns and then Ben attacks Julie in her apartment. I hate to be a wise-ass, but why didn't he do that all along? Why putting in the whole Bahama-thing, which actually complicated everything? On the other hand, I didn't go to psychopatic weirdo-university. My parents were all like,we think it's too expensive for learning so little. This movie is utterly insane, but amazingly, I still don't like it. It's just hard to enjoy a movie about Jennifer Love Hewitt not being killed I guess.

Not as bad as people say

[andrewcousens88 · 7/10 · 28 October 2020]

Hadn't seen this film in years, couldn't even remember that Jack Black was in it! (Uncredited for some reason). Luckily I'd forgotten the ending, although it all came back to me about halfway through. Cheesy and ridiculous but still good fun.

horribly bad

[KoRnY · 1/10 · 24 November 1998]

This movie was so bad, that it left you with this feeling that if there was another sequel, that you would prefer to pay them not to make one. Every death was predictable and the people you really want to die, live. The 1st movie was good because it had a plot. This one is just a follow up. And for those who think the Capitol of Brazil is Rio, this is your movie. It was rated R for (among other things) intense violence by the creators. Intense only if you're a snail. The movie was horrible to say the least and I'd give it zero if I could but I'll give it 1 to be fair, tho' I still want my money back.

They don't make 'em like this any more.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 2 February 2018]

I genuinely love this movie, and can't believe it's now twenty years old, funny where time goes. I thought its predecessor was a mighty fine movie, but this one is even better,

The opening is brilliant, it grabs your attention and sets the tone for the rest of the film. The music is absolutely fantastic, some great tunes throughout, Eden and Sugar is Sweeter (CJ Bolland,) production values are also so good, twenty years old and looks better made then many slashers churned out in the years since.

It's well acted, Jennifer love Hewitt and Brandy both some much fun to watch, certainly vibrant. Some fine shocks throughout, you don't quite know what's coming next. It's a shame it wasn't followed by a sequel, when they did return with I'll always know.... they had totally lost the plot, that was awful.

A fairly nice sequel

[ahmed_razzak-15605 · 7/10 · 27 December 2021]

Sequel to it's previous years installation I Know What You Did Last Summer . So here's I Still Know What You Did Last Summer .. Ben Willis Captain Hook 🤣😂 extracts his revenge as the deranged homicidal monster , Jennifer Love Hewitt's character is at another place with a group of friends at a beach resort . So hookman's son is amongst the youngsters and he deceives them and so on and so forth . A suspensful thrill ride , so both the movies stand equally good.

Good Looking Guff

[TJiggy · 5/10 · 7 July 2010]

Like its predecessor, 'I Still Know...' falls flat when the funny, obnoxious character (played by Mekhi Phifer in this case) isn't on screen. Between the young actors and the tropical setting, it's a good looking picture, but there ain't too much more to rave about. I do like watching the film though, for the nostalgia if nothing else.

I was going to close with a question about the silliness and plot-holes of Julie James' (Jennifer Love Hewitt) visions/disillusions, but then I realised that it didn't matter (at the end of the day, it's a trashy slasher that you either go along with or you don't). Instead, I will query the only thing more troubling in the film: what is up with Jack Black's dreadlocks?

messy and contrived

[Special-K88 · 14 February 2002]

Hewitt is in college and struggling to maintain her grades after the traumatic events that occurred the previous summer. She and her friends win an all-expenses-paid vacation to the Bahamas, but it quickly turns into a nightmare when the menacing fisherman returns with vengeance on his mind. The first film may not have been a classic, but surely it could have inspired a much better sequel; this poorly-conceived slasher film has a ridiculous setup, nonexistent plot, little suspense, and an abundance of false scares. Even worse is a multitude of one-note supporting characters, senseless violence, plus manipulative and obvious plot twists that build up to a predictable finale. With the exception of a talented cast, there isn't a single redeeming factor here. *½

This was an absolutely awful,terrible,stupid,idiotic film!!

[Fred-146 · 2/10 · 2 March 1999]

I'm looking at all of the positive comments made for "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" and I have one question: Where are your brains? This movie was absolutely horrendous, an insult to the intelligence, without any wit, logic, or reason for being.

Let's start with all the holes in the plot: How did Ben Willis know where Julie's boyfriend (Freddie Prinze Jr.) was going to be driving? Why did Ben Willis pay so much money to drag Julie and company all the way to the Bahamas only to kill everyone else there, and especially if he had access to kill Julie the whole time she was at school? Are there really exact days that resorts in the Bahamas have a hurricane season? How could the filmmakers believe that audiences are so witless as to not know that the capital of Brazil is NOT Rio de Janeiro? If Ben had access to Julie's room the WHOLE time, why didn't he just kill her? Why did that voodoo guy return to the hotel after we saw him start to escape off the island? Why didn't Julie ax Ben Willis when he was trying to break through the door? And what is with that pathetic ending?

Oh, there are so many questions I had about this movie and to no avail. After awhile, I realized that I was putting more thought to the film than the makers did! The filmmakers were so bankrupt of imagination that I guess they had to settle for just killing everyone off that wasn't essential to the story (a la Friday the 13th). This movie has no reason for being, only to pocket the money of those unfortunate enough to sit through this mess. If the movie was a bore to sit through, the ending was infuriating. It totally demonstated that the filmmakers have absolutely no regard for the audience and Jennifer Love's character all along. Nothing is worse than the old is a dream sequence or not? routine. The "surprise" in the film was only a surprise for people who lack the intelligence of putting a 10 piece jigsaw puzzle together.

Things I was thinking when I saw this film ...

[Keyser-15 · 1/10 · 11 November 1998]

1) For all the pop culture references these characters make, haven't they seen Scream?

2) At this rate Jennifer Love Hewitt will go through the entirety of the next sequel topless.

3) Not that I'm complaining ...

4) Yes, you heard me right, the NEXT sequel.

5) Tip to all the horror moviegoers: pick out the non-stereotypical characters. THESE are the ones that will live throughout the movie.

6) Why in the world did Long John Silver kill ... oh, I don't know ... the first ten or so people he offed?

7) The supposed huge plot twist was about as obvious as the fact that this movie is a poor, poor attempt to duplicate Scream.

8) How the HELL did Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brandy get into the supposed great college they are enrolled in? That is, when they're not skipping out to go to exotic tropical island locales.

9) Does everyone ever believe a character in a horror movie who warns them of danger?

10) How many times did Hewitt walk alone through an apartment/hotel room looking for someone she couldn't possibly have stopped if she had found them?

11) Did Mekhi Peiffer have one line where he didn't sound like he was thinking with his groin?

12) This movie will go toe to toe with Meet Joe Black for the top spot at the box office this weekend.

13) People who like this kind of movie make me seriously reconsider universal suffrage.

14) As many times as I correctly predicted what would happen half an hour before it did, I was looking for myself to be listed as director.

15) Then I remembered a three year old could have predicted the plot.

16) I'm damn glad I didn't pay to see this load of crap...

17) ... cause it is officially the single worst movie I've ever seen.

18) I spent more time writing this review than the screenwriter did writing the story.

19) I'll give it a 2 out of 10 ...

20) ... I'm being generous (if only Hewitt would shut the hell up and just get naked).

Not nearly as fun/interesting as its 90s brethren

[robertcleach-73985 · 4/10 · 5 June 2022]

Quick rating followed but fun with spoilers (lots of immediate spoilers):

• Story/Plot is a 3, just forget about plot point logic or character intellect
• Acting is a 6, a lot of screaming but the acting isn't stilted. It's not award winning for sure but even better horror movies often have worse performances
• Production value is a 4, definitely below average for a theatrical release but better than straight-to-video. Inexpensive sets and I think their lighting budget must've been $50. Efficient, I guess, but could be worse
• Horror/scarce/tension value is a 2, the editing just doesn't lend itself to scares. The movie kicks things off right off the bat with the killer being present and there's just no time to set the stage for what's to come

--Spoiler time-- The one thing I noted about this movie is just how brilliant the Fisherman is at tactical planning. It's just impressive.

The first thing to note, and the biggest letdown of a twist, is that the Fisherman's son, Will, is in on the whole thing. Yes, the Fisherman has a son. And he felt it was appropriate to involve his college-age kid in a murder/vengeance plot that is just incredibly convoluted.

1. Sending Will to the same college as Julie

• Wow, how much planning did this require? I think this takes place a year after the end of the first movie, so it's been two years since the accidental murder-and-run the group performed to kick off the first movie. This means that the killer had this college plan in mind right away. Will must've transferred to the school or applied immediately and was accepted. The first movie is Julie's freshman year in college, so this movie is her Sophomore year.

• So, the Fisherman knew he was going to let Julie live for the first anniversary just so he could set a really convoluted series of traps using his son, who not only attends her college but also attends at least one of her classes and befriends both her, Karla, and Tyrell. The execution to make that happen is applaud-worthy. Just impressive. Also possible that the college thing was an incredibly lucky coincidence. Seems unlikely. Then again, having a son at all for this guy seemed unlikely.

2. The radio show: the killer's only blunder

• We learn that Will called Julie's phone, posing as the local radio station. Will, younger and less experienced than his father, obviously must've planned this trick because it almost stops the plan in its tracks.

• Mistake 1: as soon as the phone rings, Julie vocalizes that her phone number is unlisted. Whoops. She forgets this right away once hearing that it's a local radio station so it's all good.

• Mistake 2: giving Julie and Karla a trivia question that they didn't actually know the answer too. The girls gave the wrong answer to the trivia question of, "What is the capital of Brazil?" The killer has no choice but to swallow that pill of accepting the incorrect answer and hoping for the best. Whoopsie. Again, neither girl ever really follows up until it's far too late to learn that information.

• Mistake 3: July 4th trip. I know it's the anniversary but it seems like a longshot that college kids would have no 4th of July plans a few weeks out from the holiday. This goes double for Julie since she should clearly have some nervousness about this time of year and may not want to just be accepting invites from strangers.

3. Masterful fake car crash scene

• The Fisherman puts together a full-on crash-site reconstruction that Ray and his buddy happen across on their way up to meet Julie. How... HOW was he to know that they'd be specifically coming up that way at that time? Ray clearly said he wasn't going to the vacation to Julie over the phone and, unless the Fisherman was keeping close tabs, he wouldn't know.

• After Ray's arrival on the scene, The Fisherman KNEW that Ray would stop and get out of the car, leaving his buddy behind. The killer knew Ray's car and was patient enough to just sit and wait, probably checking his watch frequently and muttering to himself, "...should be here by now..." over and over.

• The crash scene had a mannequin dressed in full-on fisherman gear, just laying on the ground with an apparently crashed car. Ray goes up to the mannequin which was apparently a ruse at which point the Fisherman just murdered the heck out of the friend
• Ray's buddy dies quickly while Ray fights the killer off enough to be able to get to some kind of urgent care in the sketchy part of some city
• The killer cleans up the entire crime scene by the time cops can get there. Now, the killer has shown himself to be a master at this (reference the ability for the killer to completely fill/clean a trunk with a dead body, live crabs, and a ton of ice in the first movie)
• Anyway, this move was to keep Ray off the island, getting Will invited as backup. Seems like it'd have been easier for Will to be hired to work at the island for the summer but hey, I'm not a genius murderer out for revenge

4. Hotel selection and activities

• Killer is able to book a really crappy hotel that literally has no other guests, so all four are alone with a skeleton crew of cleaners and hosts
• The hotel also has characters that are easy pickin's for a talented murderer to have a field day
• The killer tampered with a Karaoke tape which means he knew the bartender would recommend the machine, that the kids would be interested in the machine, and that they'd just go with the default song, the ironic and iconic I Will Survive.

5. Master of Weather

• The Bahamas doesn't close for July. I looked it up. Therefore the killer must've spent a long time posing as a weather expert. Obviously he fully convinced the owner to shut down the gorgeous island resort during the summer holiday. No other explanation at all and all off camera, of course.

• I have no words, just brilliant. Good on you, Fisherman, for rolling a nat 20 on your charisma check.

6. Dramatic Killing Order and Reveals

• Not only does the Fisherman murder hotel staff one-by-one, he does so in a wide variety of island locations. We know it wasn't Will doing all this since he was always with Tyrell or Julie.

• The killer then stashes the bodies in locations that then get uncovered individually by the group. Each location hidden enough to go unnoticed by anybody except specific characters so that everybody gets to find one.

• Sticking a body in an active industrial clothes drier for Karla to find was another masterstroke. She was attracted by the noise of a bulky object in the machine because she wanted proof that it was ok to put sneakers into a clothes drier. Um... it isn't, please don't. Also, why you going around opening the industrial washer/drier units? So rude.

• The killer then moves ALL the bodies AGAIN into a single location so that the group can all stumble upon this hidden treasure together for EXTRA drama and thrills. Chef's kiss. Chef's kiss. Chef's kiss. Bold move that paid off, amazing style points on this one.

7. Another major gamble by making the team think they won

• The killer is gutsy and that's what makes him truly special. He obviously knows that the group aren't going to double-check their predator's demise all that closely, and also knows that they won't mortally wound him.

• Allowing himself to be shot and tossed into the open grave he dug (seemingly for the kids) was just the kind of thing that would surely lower their guard again for next year. Will, he must hope, also lives through his own injuries. But clearly the art of successfully terrorizing these kids is enough for him to risk his own son's life.

In short, The Fisherman is just dedicated to his art and it's always fun to watch somebody with that level of talent and love for his work do his thing. BUT, I'm still giving it a 4. He's the only gem in the bunch and just can't shine brilliantly enough to make up for the rest of the trash heap.

it is 1998 after all

[frosty-44431 · 6/10 · 8 February 2021]

It's okay, I wouldn't say it's terrible. For 1998 standards it's a good watch. Just don't expect too much.

it was good, until the last five minutes

[haywardd · 1/10 · 23 November 1998]

Well the movie was good and it was all that i expected. The 2 things that i did not like. Brandy did not die and that there is going to be a part three. What are they going to call this one. i know what you did 3 summers ago. anyways i think that you should only go see this movie before 6 because i would not pay the full price. well that is just my thought.

This pissed me off

[bart-680 · 7/10 · 12 May 2022]

Ok i saw the original years ago loved it was pure horror. Then i saw this loved it even more yes there are cheesy parts but overall i think it is so underrated as a sequel and honestly gutted it didn't go further.

Worthless addition to the slasher genre

[Leofwine_draca · 2/10 · 4 August 2016]

This dumb-as-nails sequel proved to be a temporary final nail in the coffin for the short-lived I KNOW franchise, thank goodness. It also happens to be one of the worst slasher films out there – a god-awful, boring, and utterly clichéd and predictable attempt at a genre already dried out before the film went into production. Dull characters, a moronic, lowest-common-denominator script, and a lack of action all round make this a real chore to sit through. The script is littered with unintentional stupidity and even though it's well-shot throughout, director Danny Cannon can make nothing of this vapid, senseless mess. Watch out for the scene where a girl is frying on a locked sun-bed as her friends take forever to smash the lock, not noticing the dial nearby which would turn it off and save her from harm.

The characters range from the irritating to the truly obnoxious – who the heck is Brandy and who thought that she had any acting capabilities whatsoever? Jennifer Love Hewitt is especially bland here and gives a worse performance than in the original, where she looked better surrounded by a couple of decent actors. Here, she's the best actress in the film, and it makes her look godawful anyway. The male characters are clichéd and dumb, and non-actor Freddie Prinze Jr. returns to go through the most unlikely scenario ever devised. I love the way his half-dead accident victim manages to fist fight the villain at the end of the film, throwing what little credibility there was right out of the window. The only decent actor in the film is Jeffrey Combs and even he is wasted in what amounts to little more than a cameo appearance.

Despite the new setting, there is absolutely nothing new added to the slasher genre that we haven't seen before. The minor characters are bumped off until finally the central foursome find themselves pursued by the killer. There are a couple of boring, pointless plot twists which don't make any difference to anything, and an over-the-top finale. The film only picks up pace in the last half hour which means there is a stultifying hour and ten minutes of random boredom before then. There isn't even any decent gore to speak of, the film being surprisingly bloodless considering the certificate. A totally worthless addition to the genre which is not worth a watch by anybody.

Nice slasher horror, and even much better than the first one!

[bellino-angelo2014 · 8/10 · 1 June 2022]

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER was surprising because I was bound to hate it but instead I found it decent, not great. After it was over I was afraid to try the sequel as it has lots of negative reviews, an abysmal score of 4,6 and sequels to horrors are hard sells. But, being often a masochist, I bit the bullet and believe it or not, I liked it even much more than the original (and it happened very rarely except for the live action GARFIELDs).

In the beginning Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is caught in school having a nightmare where she confesses to a priest about killing a man and he reveals to be Ben Willis (the fisherman from the first movie). After her class finishes she meets Ray Bronson (Freddie Prinze jr) who now works as a fisherman and they promise to keep always in touch. Soon we see Julie in her home shared with Karla Wilson when she wins a game show contest on the radio and they win a trip to the Bahamas and Karla invites also her friends Tyrel Martin (Mekhi Phifer) and Will Benson. After they check in the hotel, strange things start to happen; when Julie is doing karaoke the words 'I know what you did last summer' appear on screen, Darick the dockhand is attacked by the fisherman, rastafarian Titus Telesco (Jack Black) is killed near the pool and the housekeeper murdered by Ben and dragged in a closet along with the other. Ray survived a murder attempt always by Ben where his friend (John Hawkes) died hooked and will stop at nothing to go to the resort all by himself and save Julie and her friends (and there is the big shocking twist but I can't report it here).

When it began it looked pretty much like the original but as Julie and her friends went to the Bahamas it became nearly great and the movie never failed to surprise me. The jump scares made me feel very excited because I actually couldn't believe what would have happened next and how Ben would have killed his next victim. Jack Black despite being uncredited was very entertaining, and there were some funny moments in between the killings and blood splattered. Freddie Prinze jr gives probably his best performance of his short career. Yes, he plays the same character from the first one, but here is much more determined and doesn't take a no for an answer. And the big confrontation scene with Ray, Julie, Will and Ben under the rain... it has to be seen to be believed as it looked like the mother of all endings!

I took everything off my chest about this greatly underrated sequel. Resuming, greatly acted, lots of killings that make your heart beat very rapidly and probably the most tense ending ever seen in a movie of this genre. Not to be missed even for folks who didn't liked the first one or aren't into these sort of films (like me).

This was more fun then first

[atinder · 7/10 · 23 June 2012]

I find this movie even more fun then first movie, i don't think it is as bad as everyone makes it out to be.

I love it from opening scenes (Which i thought great) all the way to the end scene which i thought a classic ending done well.

I found this movie had a little more tension in the movie then first and the death were up notch as well so more really creative and some could have be more gory with weapons the killer used,

The only thing I did not like was how the movie gave way who the killer was, as there was just to much clues.

The acting in this movie from some of cast were bit off here and there but the rest of the cast was really good.

I enjoyed this movie better then first! 8 out of 10

Completely destroys the original...

[RicCarr · 4/10 · 17 January 2011]

Not very often are horror films so successful as to spawn a direct sequel starring the same high-profile cast as in it's predecessor (with the notable exception of Sarah Michelle Gellar), but "I Know What You Did Last Summer" was on it's time very popular as to become a franchise spanning two sequels, this being the most direct one.

The film takes place one year after the events in the original, Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt)is now in college and has completely restored her life after the living hell she went through the last year being stalked and almost killed by a vengeful, murderous fisherman named Ben Willis (Muse Watson), whom was run over and left for dead by Julie and her friends.

Julie and her best friend Karla (Brandy) decide it's time for Julie to start dating and erase her painful memories, to do so, they enter a radio contest and turn out winners of a trip to the Bahamas.

Julie's former boyfriend Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.) is attacked by the murderous fisherman and acknowledges Julie's danger, in order to protect her he escapes the hospital and embarks himself to the Bahamas.

When at it's best, "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" manages to pull off some scary scenes, but the problem lies in the clichés and the predictability of such scenes, and besides Julie and Ray's character, the other ones are forgettable at best (including Jack Black who appears as the "funny" dread-locked pothead and whom inevitably gets killed in a horrendous way) you can't help but to think the numerous other ways you would have acted if you were in the same situation (for example, an incident involving Julie being trapped inside a tanning bed and not one of the four people in the room thought of unplugging or turning off the machine, instead they break the expensive machine).

The movie relies more in the gore than in the creativity of the scares, expect a lot of "mirror scenes" and the typical "the killer walks but manages to catch the teenagers who are running", besides a plot twist gets discovered in the end which not only isn't helpful, but manages to destroy the already damaged storyline.

In the end "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" is nothing more than your typical teenage slasher film, which despite stellar performances by Love Hewitt and Prinze Jr. and somewhat noticeable production values, never manages to impress or scare the audience.

4 out of 10.