I Know What You Did Last Summer

Rewatched this influential, trope-filled, 1997 horror movie; a chapter from the old guard and a relic from the popcorn-horror before-times. Horror movies function best as cautionary tales. And this establishes a strong parable about taking responsibility for one’s actions, etc. The plot, however, is pretty boring, and the filmmakers compensate for this by lingering on the bodies of the prepossessing teenagers while trying to milk suspense. For the most part, the cast is game and, without having much to work with, expertly mine suspense out of thin air. It entertains, but it doesn’t really surprise.