I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER

During a drunken 4th of July night, five friends are watching the fireworks on Reapers Bend Road, just outside the quaint beach-side town of Southport. A speeding car approaches and swerves to miss them, veering off a cliff and resulting in the male drivers death. Fearing a manslaughter charge, they decide to leave the scene without reporting what occurred. Their lives then head off in different directions, until they reconnect 12 months later when an ominous note is received that says “I know what you did last summer.” This marks the beginning of a terrifying series of murders carried out by a copycat serial k*ller dressed in a fisherman’s slicker, who begins to ruthlessly sl*ughter the friends and their associates. Help is sought from two survivors of the 1997 massacre (Jennifer Love Hewitt as Julie and Freddie Prinze Jr. as Ray.) OG cast member Sarah Michelle Gellar also makes a brief cameo. The pace moves quickly, with expert use of sound to heighten tension and create the persistent feeling of impending doom. When the killer’s identity is revealed it’s feels too convenient and the motive behind the murders is disproportionate to the number of h*micides committed. An extra scene during the end credits doesn’t make sense and left me confused. This slash fest pays homage to the original film by replicating much of its premise but places it in a different era with new faces. It feels like this was created for just for the Gen Zers who haven’t seen the original … and everyone else will wonder why we needed it when it’s been done before.