Web Series Review | I Know What You Did Last Summer: An Irritating, Convolutedly Mounted Thriller – FilmyVoice
Sara Goodman’s ‘I Know What You Did Final Summer time’ for Amazon Prime is a contemporary adaptation of Lois Duncan’s 1973 novel of the identical title.
Earlier in 1997, Director Jim Gillespie and Author Keven Williamson tailored the novel for Columbia Footage, and nearer residence in 2003, Director Anurag Basu was impressed by it to make ‘Kucch To Hai’, that includes Tusshar Kapoor and Eesha Deol. Each movies didn’t fare nicely on the field workplace.
The premise of this story is straightforward. A bunch of youngsters on a midnight joyride hit a pedestrian. They resolve to maintain the accident a secret after considering all the chances. However, a 12 months later, after one in every of them receives an ominous observe stating, “I Know What You Did Final Summer time”, they realise they’re being stalked by a mysterious killer who is aware of their secret and desires them lifeless.
On this version, whereas the premise, gores and scares of the guide and the movie adaptation are intact, the story is difficult by a set of twins, intercourse, medication and variety. The results of this contemporary re-imagining is irritatingly convoluted, or so it appears after watching the primary 4 episodes of this eight-episode collection.
Within the preliminary episode we’re launched to the characters: an identical twins Alison and Lennon, performed by Madison Iseman, the duo have contrasting personalities and sibling points; their classmates Margot (Brianne Tju), a self-obsessed social media influencer; Dylan (Ezekiel Goodman), the guilt-ridden smooth man; Riley (Ashley Moore), a lady from a poor household who’s into drug dealing, and the homosexual Johnny (Sebastian Amoruso), who’re shut to one another, but they’ve secrets and techniques hidden of their closets. All of them are celebrating their night time after commencement. Their social gathering is fuelled by music, intercourse and medicines.
On noticing the presence of Police Inspector Lyla (Fiona Rene) on the venue, the chums resolve to exit for a drive. En route, they meet with the accident. In the midst of a freeway, and much away from the social gathering venue, the accident seems to be preposterous, contemplating who was hit.
Moreover, the graffiti on the mirror stating, ‘I Know What You Did Final Summer time’, together with the goat head within the closet, seems ghastly. On the identical time, it throws 100 questions becaus of being implausible.
The situation of Wai Huna, Hawaii, and its individuals, add to the intrigue worth of the narrative, however the tense moments are frivolously dealt with. The worry elements pop up usually, however the scares neither hang-out you, nor tickle your humorous bone.
Total, the plot laden with far-fetched conditions shortly dissolves right into a farce.
–By Troy Ribeiro
