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I Know Who Killed Me

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I Know Who Killed Me reviews
16
3.7 User Score:

Overwhelming dislike

Based on 16 critic reviews
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Based on 92 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Crime  |  Drama  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Jeff Hammond

Directed by: Chris Sivertson

Release Date:
Theatrical: July 27, 2007
DVD: November 27, 2007

Running Time: minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for grisly violence including torture and disturbing gory images, and for sexuality, nudity and language

Starring Lindsay Lohan, Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough, Brian Geraghty, Garcelle Beauvais, Spencer Garrett, Gregory Itzin, and Bonnie Aarons

An idyllic small town is rocked when Aubrey Fleming, a bright and promising young college student is abducted and tortured by a sadistic serial killer. When she manages to escape, the traumatized young woman who regains consciousness in the hospital insists that she is not who they think she is and the real Aubrey is still in mortal danger. (Sony Pictures)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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LA Weekly Jim Ridley

In short, it’s a gift-wrapped part for Lohan, who plays her good-girl/bad-girl role with wit and an air of sly calculation.

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50

Boston Globe Ty Burr

An intensely unpleasant killer-thriller mystery.

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50

Washington Post Stephen Hunter

Lohan brilliantly brings off her double turn and clearly believes in the picture, as do all who worked on it. These things used to be called B movies in the old days.

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38

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

The most shocking thing about this ludicrous serial-killer shocker, released the week troubled 21-year-old former child star Lindsay Lohan was arrested on DUI and cocaine-possession charges, is that it's the kind of film actresses generally make when their careers are well and truly on the skids.

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38

Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips

The film suggests Lohan probably (allegedly) should've gone after her agent the other night, not the mother of an ex-personal assistant.

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30

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

The troubled star writhes her way through a red-lit pole dance in the opening credits and shrieks her way through a prolonged torture-porn sequence; after those lurid turns the movie settles into an indifferent mystery plot as the cops pressure the girl to help them find the culprit.

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30

Variety Joe Leydon

Much like the ongoing real-world meltdown of its troubled star, Lindsay Lohan, I Know Who Killed Me is a disaster that exerts a perverse fascination.

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25

ReelViews James Berardinelli

Unless you derive pleasure from watching Lohan being tortured, there's no reason to subject yourself to this movie. Besides, if that's your goal, all you have to do is turn on tabloid TV. There's Lindsay's living hell of a life, being broadcast 24/7.

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16

The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin

Having broken free of the Disney machine that molded her, Lohan now seems intent on destroying her career and credibility on her own terms.

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12

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

The truth is, no review could really do justice to the monumental trashiness of this mess; it really has to be seen to be believed. Although if Lohan is lucky, no one will bother.

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10

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

Pretentious and inane.

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0

Austin Chronicle Steve Davis

A gruesome whodunit that's missing more than a few brain cells.

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0

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

A grisly piece of torture porn.

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0

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Sony dumped this sleazy, inept and worthless piece of torture porn into theaters yesterday.

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0

Premiere Glenn Kenny

I can’t say I was too surprised by how risible, grotesque, and incoherent I Know Who Killed Me is. But I can’t say I was prepared for its pretentiousness. If the picture has any use at all, it’s as a case study in what happens when the talentless attempt to emulate the inspired.

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0

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

There's a fresh candidate in the running for worst movie of 2007 honors.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 3.7 (out of 10) based on 92 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Pat B. gave it a0:
Couldn't sleep last night, saw the writeup on the cable guide and thought why not. Here's why: Lindsay Lohan is terrible. I didn't buy her in blue or red. I found her Dakota utterly predictable and pathetic. She's a fox, but couldn't arouse a 14 year old with that pole dance. The plot is terrible. Ludicrous even. Holes everywhere and makes zero sense. Shame really, the premise has a lot of promise. Preppy teen gets abducted by serial killer and wakes up in the hospital believing she is a character in one of her own stories. So much potential here, but this movie fails to deliver on every level. It wasn't scary, it wasn't sexy, it wasn't suspenseful, and it wasn't entertaining. Lindsay Lohan has become a bad actor in bad movies. What a waste.

Film Radar gave it an8:
Unfairly trashed as Z grade torture porn, Chris Sivertson's canny thriller is actually one of the nuttiest artsploitation flicks ever churned out by the Hollywood machine. Tabloid trainwreck Lyndsay Lohan flamed out in a spectacular fashion last year and among the collateral damage was the reputation of this star vehicle, which made a virtual sweep of the Razzie Awards for 2007. Apparently taking his cues from influences as diverse as Lynch (the black humor and surrealism), DePalma (the emotional pitch and film brat references), Cronenberg (the body horror) and Kieslowski (doppelgangers), Sivertson plunges the surprisingly game Lohan into a deliriously baroque, color-coded world of adoloescent anxiety and virgin/whore hysterics. With appearances by Art Bell, a hairless cat, stigmatic twins, a rechargeable prosthetic limb and Lohan's deliciously scuzzy poledancing, it's all here--including the film's unforgettable catchphrase cum motto "Everybody gets cut." Darkly funny, off-kilter, scary, sometimes poignant, always disreputable and sleazy, I Know Who Killed Me deserves a second look, HFS style. Don't miss it!

Jenjira K. gave it a2:
This movie touched American hearts at their core. Whether it be the acting, reminiscent of a female Gary Grant, or the story, closely related to those Star Wars flicks and Bring It On: In It to Win It, there is something in this movie for the whole family. Buy some popcorn, gather with granny, and set phazers to FABULOUS, this film with succeed all expectations and take viewers on a whirlwind adventure through time, space, and Lindsay's appendages. A can't miss.

Matt K gave it a1:
Just checked this out on Starz. It's as bad as they say. The direction is horrible. All of the bright blues and reds are a desparate attempt at mystery and artistry, but it looks so astonishingly cheap that it starts to feel like a sixteen-year-old's MySpace page (OMG, it's all in black and white...except blue! How did you do that???). It completely destroys any tension. The scenes were strung together with the finesse of a high school student on iMovie. One scene drags along a police station, showing "MISSING" flyers and all of the cops in the station, only to pan to the sheriff who makes some smartass comment about bingo night as the scene is fading to black. This was the turning point for me---this was not just any average bad movie, this was a clunker for the ages. I won't get in to the twin stigmata crap, the absurd finale, the awful acting, and the terrible script that brought it all to fruition. For all of those who defend this awful, awful film, perhaps you just need to see what a good film like this looks like: go rent Seven. Everything about it is exponentially better. Seriously.

Devon S gave it an8:
A very unique homage to those cheesy horror stories about a pretty girl being abducted by a serial killer. What this movie adds is an awesome twist, a creative color effect, and some (surprisingly) great acting.

John gave it a10:
I think this movie is a true testament to just how talented Linday Lohan is. I though it was great and it definitely doesn't deserve all those zeros. A gripping, spellbinding movie from start to finish, this is not a movie to be missed..... Neither is the pole dancing scene woth Lohan in her underwear, that's worth it alone.

Daniel S. gave it a1:
Many things can sink even the most earnest movie including an inane plot, over-the-top acting, a dreadful script or pretentious direction. This one's got it all.

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