I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER – “Hooks you with nostalgia and the fresh cast, but loses its grip with a ludicrously lame finale”

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Directed by: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

MAIN CAST

Madelyn Cline as Danica Richards
Chase Sui Wonders as Ava Brucks
Jonah Hauer-King as Milo Griffin
Tyriq Withers as Teddy Spencer
Sarah Pidgeon as Stevie Ward
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Julie James
Freddie Prinze Jr. as Ray Bronson
Gabbriette Bechtel as Tyler Trevino
Austin Nichols as Pastor Judah
Joshua Orpin as Danica's fiancée

SYNOPSIS

It is a sequel to I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) and the fourth installment in the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise.

After five friends inadvertently kill a pedestrian in a car accident, they cover up their involvement to avoid consequences. A year later, as they try to move on with their lives, a stalker sends them taunting messages about their crime. Realizing that the stalker is imitating a legendary serial killer, they seek help from the two survivors of the Southport massacre of 1997.

REVIEW SUMMARY

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s reboot/sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer hooks you with nostalgia and the fresh cast, but loses its grip with a ludicrously lame finale. And it’s a shame, because the film starts strong: there’s genuine entertainment value, clever subversions, and fun nods (and cameos) tied to the original summer slasher. That is to say that they do a great job of reeling you in at the start. And, for their part, the new ensemble delivers enough charm to keep you invested – rooting for them at every turn. Plus, the genre kills pack some solid slasher-style punch. But once the mystery begins to unravel, things nosedive into a mess of plot holes and absurd twists. Even the long-awaited returns of Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt feel oddly flat and forced. Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice to see them here, but they should have been given stronger material to work with. In fact, with a tighter, more coherent story, this could’ve been a worthy revival. Unfortunately, 2025’s I Know What You Did Last Summer squanders its potential and serves as a reminder that not all reboots are worth remembering.

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