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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
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21 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 15 out of 19
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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Leonard Klady
    60
    Purists will find the pic's obviousness disappointing, but there's no question that the film delivers a sufficient shock quotient to satisfy its youthful target audience.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    50
    Lacks even the good, guilty setup of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" -- the sense that the heroes are fleeing the consequences of their own crime.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Darren Bignell
    40
    Never quite as witty as it should be.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    40
    A fairly silly and ultra-gory schlocker/shocker.
  5. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    38
    A lazy, hasty effort that offers little beyond a few jack-in-the-box startles and a high body count, including Hewitt's bouncing about in a shirt half-unbuttoned over a bikini top.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    30
    The less you demand of this bloody, by-the-numbers sequel, the more you'll enjoy it.
  7. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Ron Wells
    30
    It lacks humor. Unlike "Scream", this film is more of a horror-drama, with everybody taking themselves way too seriously.
  8. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    30
    There's gore aplenty here, but precious little suspense or terror.
  9. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    30
    More in the dumb and dumber tradition of "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" sequels.
  10. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    25
    Assembles the building blocks of idiot-proof slasher movies: Stings, Snicker-Snacks, false alarms and point-of-view baits-and-switches.
  11. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Kehr
    25
    Ain't exactly the Bahama Mama of all horror pics. [13 November 1998, p. 56]
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  12. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Graham
    25
    It's standard slasher fare but has its moments.
  13. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    25
    The best that can be said about this film is that it's watchable, and that's not the way it could or should be.
  14. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    25
    Suspense takes a vacation in sequel. [13 November 1998, p. 6E]
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  15. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    25
    If there's a blessing, it's that the sequel isn't appreciably worse than the original - but that's slim praise considering how bad the first one was.
  16. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    20
    It's noisy, it's flashy, and it's deadly dull -- without the goofball, horror-nerd energy of Kevin Williamson, who wrote the first film, this essentially storyless picture, written by Trey Callaway and directed by Danny Gan-non, revolves doggedly around Hewitt's tits.
  17. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    20
    An empty, farcical blood bath that's virtually shock-free except for one preposterous plot twist.
  18. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    20
    This 1998 sequel seems almost deliberately designed to disappoint--our enjoyment is supposed to lie in making fun of the obvious red herrings, contrived opportunities to show cleavage, melodramatic dialogue, gullible characters, and inevitable to-be-continued ending.
  19. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    0
    You want REAL terror? If this second outing proves profitable, we'll be looking at Yet Again I Recall the Summer Before the Summer Before Last. Now that's scary.
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5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. MoT.
    10
    I enjoyed this sequel. First off, Brandy was in it and I like her, but that's beside the point. Though we obviously know who the killer is, the movie makes up for that with the intriguing plot twists and action scenes. My favorite scene is when a certain somebody jumps over the balcony onto a glass-roofed greenhouse, missing the swinging hook by an inch. Karla was my fav new character and Tyrell added much comic relief and he ribbed Will constantly about being so geeky, and Will shines in the end also. Unlike the first which took place in some rainy, dinky crab-smelling port area(which was GREAT for the original, don't get me wrong), I actually felt at home with these four teens at the Bahamas Hotel. The movie set was secluded and simple with it's lack of excessive characters, not only giving the viewer the opportunity to focus only on the main four and a few small others but also giving Ben Willis more chance to hide and keep his cover, run around, and murder at ease without intrusion, save for a rescue team, but he'll take care of that. People, if you are expecting this to be like Scream which killer's costume allows room for multiple murderers and sequels, don't watch this. This is just good ol' Ben Willis again, but with a new setting, major plot twists that are quite original and don't suck off of the original, and with such interesting main characters, who needs supporting. And the murders...oooh, don't get me started. They beat part one by a mile. The first murder REALLY SUCKS and I mean that in a good way...and a literal one. You totally have to see it.… Full Review »
  2. Krissyk.
    1
    This book was horrible.
  3. IslamB.
    8
    It was very good. It starteled me alot it had a good plot and it was enjoyable to watch after the first part its 2005 and I'am still waiting for part 3.I'll never forget what you did last summer.this movie launched freddies and jeneefier's careers.… Full Review »
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