I Know What You Did

Four friends are bound by a dark secret: a hit-and-run accident they committed the previous summer. A year later, they begin to receive menacing messages from someone who knows what they did. As they try to uncover the identity of their tormentor, they are stalked and picked off one by one by a hook-wielding killer.

The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who often cited its predictable plot and reliance on slasher film tropes. However, it was a commercial success, resonating with teen audiences and becoming a popular entry in the late 1990s teen horror genre.

• Relies heavily on jump scares and familiar slasher clichés.
• Suffers from a weak script and underdeveloped characters.
• Despite its flaws, it tapped into the teen horror craze of the era.

Google audience: Audiences found the film to be a typical, if somewhat formulaic, teen horror flick. Many enjoyed the suspense and the chase sequences, though some felt the plot was unoriginal and the scares were not always effective.

The film's writer, Lois Duncan, wrote the novel of the same name, and she herself has a daughter who was murdered, which inspired the book's darker themes.