Movie · 2025 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 1h 51m · R · English
Curator score: 0.5/10 (390.5K ratings)
You get the ending you deserve.
Overview
When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they're forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.5/10
IMDb: 5.1/10
Letterboxd: 2.36/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 36%
Metacritic: 42
TMDB: 5.7/10
Director
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Production
Columbia Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, Original Film, Screen Gems, TSG Entertainment
Cast
Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Billy Campbell, Brandy Norwood, Gabbriette, Austin Nichols, Nick Farnell, Joshua Orpin, Georgia Flood, Ben Toyer, Nick Hardcastle, Simone Annan, Luke Van Os, Isaiah Mustafa
Where to watch
Netflix
Curator Review
Verdict
A glossy, self-aware slasher setup with a strong nostalgia hook, but the execution appears to lean more on attitude and callbacks than on suspense or scares. The reaction pattern suggests it plays as a campy, fashion-forward genre piece that some viewers may enjoy as a joke, but it does not seem to land as a satisfying thriller.
Best for
fans of campy teen slashers
viewers who enjoy hot-mess ensemble dynamics
people looking for a light, ironic horror watch
audiences nostalgic for late-90s slasher energy
Skip if
you want genuinely tense horror
you dislike shallow character writing
you prefer smart mystery plotting
you are not in the mood for self-aware camp
Overview
This is a glossy legacy-slash reboot that seems to understand its own absurdity, but not always how to turn that into real dread. The premise is classic slasher fuel: guilt, secrecy, and a killer who weaponizes the past. In practice, it looks more interested in vibe, outfits, and snappy attitude than in building sustained suspense.
Worth noting
That makes it easy to watch in a group and easy to joke about, but harder to recommend as a must-see horror film. The strongest appeal is the ensemble chemistry and the knowingly trashy energy; if you like slashers that are more about personality and spectacle than precision, there’s some fun here.
Bottom line
For most viewers, though, the movie’s pleasures seem too thin to outweigh the familiar beats and uneven payoff. It’s the kind of film that can be entertaining in the moment and forgettable by the next day, which is fine for a disposable genre night but not enough for a stronger recommendation.
Top Letterboxd reviews
timtamtitus (2★) · 11369 likes
what the hell kind of a bath bomb is that
vasili (3★) · 8325 likes
I Know What You Did Last Summer, Diva
justinwuah (3★) · 6356 likes
obsessed with everyone in that friend group serving face
ih8movies4real (1★) · 6044 likes
the real horror was that green outfit she chose to wear to the engagement party
lucia🎞 (3★) · 5529 likes
you thought getting ghosted after a hook-up was bad? try getting hooked after a ghosting