I Know What You Did Last Summer
User Score
6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31

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  1. rickym
    Oct 18, 2009
    9
    Awesome horror film one of the true masterpieces of the late 90's an epic flick with one of the best plots ever.
  2. AndrewM
    Jul 13, 2004
    6
    This is Scream without the laughs. While everything about it is unoriginal (all elements of this film can be linked in loan with one precursor or another), it is still an effective teen slasher because most things are done right. The plots has gaps larger than the Grand Canyon, but that is not really relevant. What is important is that you get to gawk at attractive young people, who spend most the film running around wildly, usually screaming, trying to escape the cold steel of an unknown killer. Good fun!… Expand
  3. R.L.
    Feb 4, 2009
    6
    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
  4. nbc
    Jun 23, 2011
    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.
  5. vini1904
    Aug 14, 2012
    9
    A classic thriller with some of the best chase scenes, the script is good, the performances are good, if you're a fan of suspense,'ve probably watched this movie.
  6. heyitsmegrif4
    Dec 23, 2011
    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.
  7. GagaForGhibli
    Jun 5, 2012
    8
    For A Horror Movie It's Very Well Writen And The Acting Is Fine..
    Sarah Michelle Gellar Does A Amazing Job!
  8. Rikiege
    Nov 17, 2012
    7
    A good horror movie and very original in its time.
  9. mds03
    Mar 17, 2013
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It wasn't quite as good as Scream but it had just about as much originality as Scream did. The acting was good except for Freddy Prince Junior's. It was really creepy and scary at certain parts. Way scarier than Scream but not as smart with how the story goes. The only problem is that every character that should have escaped got killed because the killer appeared out no where as if he was a ghost which he is not. He's like a 60 year old man and he walks when he chases people when their running as fast as they can but he still manages to kill them somehow. Sarah Michelle Gellar should have survived.… Expand

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Metascore
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
  1. 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.
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  2. 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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  3. 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.
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