Written by Michael Weiss
Directed by Sylvain White
Amber (to the Fisherman): "This secret dies with you."
In the 2000s, most horror franchises were getting remake/rebooted with mixed results both critically and commercially. Some were also getting straight to DVD sequels that felt "In Name Only" off the franchise they were leaching off. This would be where miserable excuse of a movie would fit in.
I mean there's no sense whatsoever that this movie would fit into the world created by the movies from 1997 and 1998 respectively. The characters are so painfully paper thin that it did feel like an absolute slog to get through.
Our main characters are Amber Williams (Brooke Nevin) and her boyfriend, Colby Patterson (David Paetkau) and their friends, Zoe (Torry DeVitto), PJ (Clay Taylor) and Roger (Seth Packard). It's the fourth of July, there's a carnival and a prank involving the Fisherman ended up in the death of PJ.
The remaining friends don't exactly react well, distance themselves from each and then a year later, they're brought back together. Yup, the Fisherman was there to kill them off, one by one along with other characters.
The inclusion of PJ's cousin, (Ben Easter) did feel like they were going to rethread some old ground but it turned out that he was there to help Amber against the original Fisherman. Yes, it's Ben Willis (Don Shanks) but here, he's far less interesting and effective. The ending seemed like it was setting up a sequel that would never materialise.
- The film was originally going to be theatrical before Sony decided not to.
- The film originally was titled The Hook and there's more supernatural leaning into this one.
- Standout music: Goth Jones LFL.
- Chronology: July 4th 2005 and 2006, Broken Ridge, Colorado.
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer is an absolute dreck fest from start to finish. Watch it if you're a completist, but in general don't bother. It's a waste of time.
Rating: 2 out of 10
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