This film is a direct sequel to
"I know what you did last summer", made a year earlier. In the first film four teenagers were involved in the
murder of the fisherman Ben Willis. They made a pact that they would keep it
secret as long as they lived. The only problem is that the murder didn't
succeed. A year later, Ben Willis came back to take revenge on the four
teenagers.
Two of them died. Now Ben Willis returns again to finish his work. By
arranging a fake contest he tricks Julie James into taking a vacation on a
small island in the Bahamas. Ray Bronson wants to go to the island with her,
but Ben attempts to kill him before he can get there. Ray survives, but he's
badly injured, so Julie travels to the island with three friends from college:
Will, Tyrell and her roommate Karla. They arrive on the last day before the
end of the season, so they're trapped on an almost uninhabited island. Instead
of a luxury vacation, the hotel feels like a claustrophobic prison.
This is an example of a well designed sequel. It copies the premise of the
first film, while transferring the action to a different location. The
serious film critics have criticised the film for being predictable. I
answer them by saying that it doesn't need to be unpredictable. We already
know who the killer is. So what? That doesn't stop him being terrifying. Even
though the critics didn't like the film, the fans enjoyed it, making it
another box office success.
And I greatly enjoy it. It deserves its place in my top 20.
Success Rate: + 1.5
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