Amazon.com video review:
There was so much story left to tell after I Know What You Did Last
Summer
that the filmmakers brought back all the beloved, surviving characters
from
the first film for this sequel. Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Julie (Jennifer
Love Hewitt), and Julie's white tank top (Jennifer Love Hewitt's white tank top)
return to once again face a hook-wielding maniac. Not satisfied merely
to repeat a theme, director Danny Cannon and screenwriter Trey Callaway add
variation by introducing Karla (Brandy) as Julie's best friend in the whole
wide world. Karla and Julie have won a summer trip to the Bahamas with
their current infatuations but find that they've arrived at the start of
the
storm season and that at their hotel "Do Not Disturb" signs should flip to
say "R.I.P." One can only hope to hang just such a sign on this
repetitive,
tedious franchise, especially since this version is less scary than the
price of beer in those little hotel room refrigerators. Definite contender
for Gratuitous T&A Shot of the Year (it's of Hewitt and that's not meant
as
a recommendation). --Keith Simanton
Amazon.com video review:
I Know What You Did Last Summer
As they celebrate their high school graduation, four friends are involved
in a hit-and-run accident when their car hits--and apparently kills--a
pedestrian on an isolated roadway. They dispose of the body and vow to keep
the incident a secret, but a year later somebody starts sending them
letters bearing the warning "I Know What You Did Last Summer." At that
point the panicked foursome becomes the target of an elusive serial killer
whose disguise consists of a fisherman's slicker and a lethal ice hook.
Part mystery and part slasher flick, this thriller was heavily hyped as a
follow-up to Scream by screenwriter Kevin Williamson (who later created the
TV series Dawson's Creek), and like Scream it's a showcase
for a teenage cast including Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle
Gellar. And while this shocker isn't as inspired as its predecessor, it's guaranteed
to give its target audience a few good thrills as it dives toward a routine
climax of mayhem and murder. Based (rather loosely) on the popular novel by
Lois Duncan. --Jeff Shannon
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
There was so much story left to tell after I Know What You Did Last
Summer that the filmmakers brought back all the beloved, surviving
characters from the first film for this sequel. Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.),
Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), and Julie's white tank top (Jennifer Love
Hewitt's white tank top) return to once again face a hook-wielding maniac.
Not satisfied merely to repeat a theme, director Danny Cannon and
screenwriter Trey Callaway add variation by introducing Karla (Brandy) as
Julie's best friend in the whole wide world. Karla and Julie have won a
summer trip to the Bahamas with their current infatuations but find that
they've arrived at the start of the storm season and that their hotel
"Do Not Disturb" signs should flip to say "R.I.P." One can only hope to
hang just such a sign on this repetitive, tedious franchise, especially
since this version is less scary than the price of beer in those little
hotel-room refrigerators. Definite contender for Gratuitous T&A Shot of the
Year (it's of Hewitt and that's not meant as a recommendation). --Keith
Simanton
