I Know Who Killed Me (2007)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Chris Sivertson

Writer (WGA):

Jeff Hammond (written by)

Release Date:

27 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

If you think you know the secret...Think twice.

Plot:

An idyllic small town is rocked when Aubrey Fleming (Lindsay Lohan), a bright and promising young woman, is abducted and tortured by a sadistic serial killer. When she manages to escape, the traumatized girl who regains consciousness in the hospital insists that she is not who they think she is and that the real Aubrey Fleming is still in mortal danger.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Hospital | High School Student | Story | Small Town

Awards:

8 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Lindsay Lohan	...	Aubrey Fleming / Dakota Moss
Julia Ormond	...	Susan Fleming
Neal McDonough	...	Daniel Fleming
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Agent Julie Bascome (as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon)
Spencer Garrett	...	Agent Phil Lazarus
Gregory Itzin	...	Dr. Greg Jameson
Brian Geraghty	...	Jerrod Pointer
Thomas Tofel	...	Douglas Norquist
David Figlioli	...	Lanny Rierden
Rodney Rowland	...	Kenny Scaife
Bonnie Aarons	...	Fat Teena
Kenya Moore	...	Jazmin
Michael Adler	...	Dr. Alex Dupree
Art Bell	...	Himself
Stacy Daniel	...	Reporter #2

MPAA:

Rated R for grisly violence including torture and disturbing gory images, and for sexuality, nudity and language.

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Philippines:R-13 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:18 | USA:R (certificate #43593) | Australia:MA (2008) | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Fremont Theater - 1025 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Company:

360 Pictures

Trivia:

Was not screened for critics.

Goofs:

Continuity: Dakota wears mostly red clothing even when she's staying at Aubrey's house. Aubrey will most likely do not possess any red clothing and the Flemmings wouldn't have the time to buy them for Dakota, so where did Dakota gets her red clothes?

Quotes:

Dakota Moss: I think I'm Aubrey's twin sister.

Movie Connections:

References The More the Merrier (1943)

Soundtrack:

Maybe You Can Owe Me

A much less pretentious movie than its own critics

After seeing I Know Who Killed Me yesterday, surrounded by a New York/East Village crowd, I am getting pretty annoyed by the sadly anticipated reviews claiming to whoever might want to hear it that this movie is as much of a joke as Lindsay Lohan's latest "career" moves.

Being familiar with miss Lohan's personal struggles much more than I am with her movies, I bought my ticket with a somewhat open-mind, even though after seeing the trailer (maybe the only bad element of the movie), I admit that I was basically expecting a teenage slasher movie. Obviously, so did the critics but they won't have the decency to review the movie for what it actually turned out to be.

From the little promotion we got, we basically were told that this would be Lohan's first "adult" role as a leading lady. I guess the people waiting for a 20yo to play an "adult" are indeed going to be disappointed, but let's leave those thinking about the absurdity of their expectations. Lindsay Lohan actually offers "adults" viewers a respectable leading performance. Because here what the movie is: a campy, slightly trashy, cult comedy for young adults familiar with the cheap horror flicks from the 80's and critical of the American values of suburban loss.

I read about how terrible the movie is because some genius knew who the killer was from the start. I read that the chills are laughable... Reviewers, guess what. You're not cleverer than the writers and director. However you might be one more prototype that movie studios rely on to produce pleasing blockbuster hits.

I know Who Killed Me could be classified in the same category as movies like Grindhouse or TV's Twin Peaks. It has a permanent subtle humor about itself and what it depicts. Bored teenagers, immature parents, unqualified teachers and overpowered police... here is the bunch of characters you will get to know. The casting was well directed and miss Lohan does suck you in the movie with her well known attitude and an unsuspected self-cynical humor. She's a teen actress playing a stripper, she knows it sounds bad and it makes the movie good.

The ending might be open to interpretation, like most interesting endings always are (Mulholland Drive, Basic Instinct, etc.) but who killed the poor girls won't matter much by the end of this movie. The psychological journey of Lohan's character is the central piece of the movie, and the foundations to it are its own comical elements.

Of course, I referred to Lynch, Tarantino and Verhoeven (who interestingly enough suffered the same kind treatment after the camp classic Showgirls) but I would not go as far as saying that I Know Who Killed me has the same rare genius that will make it last through the years, but it absolutely delivered the cynical fun that comes out from somewhere in between utter stupidity and sharp wit.

My little East Village crowd surprisingly was open-minded enough to clap the movie throughout the end credits. Of course I pleasantly joined the applause. I pretty much anticipate the movie to join the lot of "love them or hate them" flicks, so, just like the movie did, I will not take myself too seriously and just claim that: "I looooved it!"