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52 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    75
    It's killer, dude! [17 October 1997, p. 52]
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  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    70
    There's no doubting that Williamson is a man who knows and loves his genre, and all the scary, screaming, sniggering fun continues here.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Derek Elley
    70
    A polished genre piece with superior fright elements.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Richard Harrington
    70
    Another Kevin Williamson triumph, a smart, sharply drawn genre film with a moral center and a solid cast of young actors to hold it.
  5. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    67
    Despite an inordinately complicated third-act resolution, it's head-and-shoulders above most so-called suspense films.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    67
    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.
  7. Empire
    Reviewed by: Darren Bignell
    60
    Proves that nouveau horror is alive and kicking hard.
  8. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Joe Garden
    60
    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.
  9. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    The screenplay by Kevin Williamson ("Scream") keeps the lighting low and the tension high, though a bit more wit would have helped.
  10. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    50
    Competent but uninspired thriller.
  11. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    50
    Predictably, the derivative title here is a jumping-off point for another derivative slasher-revenge pic. [17 October 1997, p.5D]
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  12. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    50
    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.
  13. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Van Gelder
    50
    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.
  14. Newsweek
    Reviewed by: B.J. Sigesmund
    50
    The main problem is the script, which has a few scares but little smarts.
  15. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    The youngsters all turn in game performances, but the standout is Anne Heche, whose weird Missy Egan is pure Mimsy Farmer at maximum twitch.
  16. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    30
    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.
  17. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    25
    The best shot in this film is the first one. Not a good sign.
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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. heyitsmegrif4
    2
    Weak on performances, weak on thrills, weak on dialogue and it isn't even unintentionally funny. Wow this movie has the right to be made fun of. I give this awful movie 18% of a good movie.… Full Review »
  2. nbc
    9
    I have to say, I liked I Know What You Did Last Summer even better than Scream. It was one of those "at the edge of your seat" thrillers with plenty of jumps, scares, and surprises. Sarah Michelle Gellar makes you like the movie maybe more than you should, but that's fine by me.… Full Review »
  3. rickym
    9
    Awesome horror film one of the true masterpieces of the late 90's an epic flick with one of the best plots ever.
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