I KNOW What You Did Last Summer gets an Austrian reboot in this impressive debut by director Andreas Prochaska.
When Nina and her friends receive an SMS message telling them they are all going to die within three days they think it’s a joke. But when her boyfriend is found ties to a concrete block at the bottom of the lake, the group realise all they’ve made the list of a vicious killer hell-bent on revenge.
A slick looking slasher, with some good artistic direction and a snappy pace, Dead in 3 Days makes the most of a well known troupe to create a fun and suspenseful ride. The film suffers from the inevitable shock twist ending, and at times borders the predictable but Sabrina Reiter (Nina) does well in her debut role as the venerable victim as her friends are picked off one by one.
Dead in 3 Days doesn’t offer anything new, but is comfortable in that fact and a clear cut above other recent slashers. And with some clear nods to the forefathers of the genre you could do much worse.
Rating: three stars
Dead in 3 Days is released on DVD through Madman Entertainment.
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