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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1998 100 min United States of America R 18+
★4.4
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Danny Cannon
🎭 Based on
«I Know What You Did Last Summer»
byLois Duncan
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Description
Ever since killing the Fisherman one year ago, Julie James is still haunted by images of him after her. When her best friend Karla wins free tickets to the Bahamas, Julie finds this a perfect opportunity to finally relax. But someone is waiting for her. Someone who she thought was dead. Someone who is out again for revenge.
Budget:
$24M
US Gross:
$40M
Worldwide:
$84M
Starring
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Actor
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Actor
Brandy Norwood
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1999
— Breakthrough of the Year
Key opinion
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a polarizing slasher sequel that fans praise for its heightened intensity, gore, and tropical atmosphere, while critics dismiss it as a derivative, thin, and unnecessary follow-up. While Jennifer Love Hewitt's performance is widely commended, the film's reliance on predictable horror tropes and lack of original narrative depth divides the audience.
| Acting | Jennifer Love Hewitt delivers a strong, anchoring performance that provides consistency between the two films. | |
| Production | The tropical island setting successfully provides a fresh and claustrophobic atmosphere for the slasher narrative. | |
| Screenplay | The film leans heavily on formulaic genre tropes, with many viewers finding the plot thin and the finale predictable. | |
| Originality | The film is heavily derivative, often accused of recycling plot devices and structures from the Scream franchise without adding original ideas. | |
| Theme | Opinions on the film's quality relative to its predecessor are divided; some find the sequel's increased violence and faster pace superior, while others argue it lacks the psychological depth and intrigue of the first installment. |