I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) - Movie Review


Another year, another legacy sequel to a long-dormant horror franchise. I Know What You Did Last Summer is the fourth installment in this particular franchise. It ignores I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer and instead serves as a sequel to I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, but it comes off as a remake of the original.

I have never liked this franchise, and I firmly believe it’s disappointing. It simply does not deliver! None of the films in this series offers anything entertaining, creative, or scary. So what did I think of this latest installment? Did it finally win me over? Absolutely not! This film was a complete disaster! It was so spectacularly awful, so moronic and completely disrespectful to its audience, it almost makes me appreciate the original film. Yes, I stand by that!

Where do I begin? Isn't this supposed to be a sequel? To me, it feels more like a remake. It's a complete rehash of the original, with the exact same plot! The only aspect that qualifies this film as a "legacy sequel" is the return of some original cast members. Their presence seems designed to distract the audience from recognizing just how terrible this film truly is, luring them in with nostalgia. I honestly can't recall a film that has tried so desperately to recapture what people loved about the original and failed so miserably—except, perhaps, for the 2019 remake of The Lion King.

Is the film scary? Absolutely not! The so-called scares consist mainly of jump scares—just as you’d expect. There are all types, including fake-out jump scares and moments where the audio cuts out only for a loud noise to startle you seconds later. It's frustrating! What year are we in, 2014? This is 2025, I thought we had moved past these lazy jump scare fests, but I guess I was wrong. 

Not only are the scares unimaginative and disappointing, but the kill scenes are as well. While they are bloodier than in any of the previous three films, there is a complete lack of creativity in how they are executed. It feels like the director and writers thought, "We're making an I Know What You Did Last Summer movie; we don’t need to put any thought into this. We'll just slap that name on this garbage, rehash the plot, and call it a day".

What this movie does is not just disappointing; it's an outright insult to its audience, primarily due to its dreadful writing. From the very start, it’s evident that the script is filled with glaring flaws. Certain scenes are so saturated with exposition that it feels as if the filmmakers assume viewers either can't comprehend the plot or have short memories. This condescension not only undermines the intelligence of the audience but also drags the film down further.

Time and again, critical information is hammered home in a painfully repetitive manner, making it clear that either the writers and director think they're catering to an audience that lack a functioning brain, or the movie is aware of how boring it is. It's infuriating! Yes, it's that bad! 

Furthermore, the dialogue is strikingly generic, landing somewhere between uninspired and painfully cringeworthy, much like a '90s horror film dumped into the present day. The lack of originality is striking, and it completely robs the film of any potential emotional impact. This kind of laziness in storytelling is unacceptable, especially when the potential for a compelling narrative exists.

So in the end, even if you're a fan of I Know What You Did Last Summer, do not watch this trash. This film is boring, lacks any originality and worst of all, it has contempt for its audience. As much as I really don't like any of the previous entries, none of the first three movies are as insulting, boring and moronic as this was!

GRADE:  F

Movie Details

Director:  Jennifer Kaytin Robinson 
Release date:  July 18th, 2025
Run time:  111 minutes 
Studio:  Columbia Pictures 
MPAA rating:  R (for bloody horror violence, language throughout, some sexual content and brief drug use)

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