Plot: What’s it about?
Aubrey Fleming (Lindsay Lohan) was a normal, if a little high strung, teenager in a small town, but her future became dark in a fevered rush. The small town was plagued by a sadistic serial killer, who was abducting young women, torturing and dismembering them, then leaving them to die. As soon as Aubrey disappears, a mad scramble unfolds to locate her before she is the next victim, but the search is fruitless. Out of the blue, she is discovered by the side of a road, but she isn’t the same, not even close. In addition to having one arm and one leg removed, her mind seems to have snapped. She insists that she isn’t Aubrey, but a young woman named Dakota Moss. As she delves deeper into her own mind to try unlock the truth, will she discover a long buried secret, or just that she isn’t who she thinks she is?
This movie was panned by critics, ignored by audiences, and cast aside by its star, who decided driving while under the influence was more important than promotional stops. I Know Who Killed Me is not a great movie, but I have to admit, I had more fun with it than I expected. Lindsay Lohan isn’t as hot these days thanks to her new skanky persona, but she smolders here in a dirty girl way that hard to ignore. So while the story is outlandish and her performance is mediocre, she exudes such a nasty sex vibe, the movie pays off in lurid moments. Her strip scene is priceless, as is seeing Lohan cope with missing limbs, personality disorders, and just playing up the guttersnipe presence like a natural. This movie is a mess to be sure, with an incoherent plot and poor direction, but Lohan’s car crash status is effective. So while I Know Who Killed Me never gets much momentum, if you’re into Lohan, this Blu-ray release is worth a rental.
Video: How does it look?
I Know Who Killed Me is presented in 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen. If you’re going to watch a movie just to see Lindsay Lohan on a stripper pole, you might as well as see it all in 1080p high definition, right? The movie has a lot of visual tricks employed, especially in regard to colors. So the reds and blues are often pumped up to epic levels, which means the image isn’t always natural in presence, but it looks as intended. I found this to be a keen transfer, one with impressive detail level and accurate colors & contrast, with no serious concerns to be covered. As I said, the visual approach is very stylistic and that creates some unusual images, but this movie looks terrific here.
Audio: How does it sound?
This one is stacked on the audio front, with dual 5.1 soundtracks, so both uncompressed PCM and Dolby TrueHD are here. The movie doesn’t have a lot of over the top audio, but the surrounds are given plenty to do. The film’s offbeat, tense atmosphere is bolstered by the sound design, which helps keep us interested. The sound isn’t always powerful, but it doesn’t need to be, as many scenes just require skillful, subtle surround presence. But when power is needed, it comes in ample doses, such as the intense music driven scenes. So while I Know Who Killed Me isn’t an overload for the speakers, both soundtracks are up to snuff and then some. This disc also includes a French language track, as well as subtitles in English, French, and Spanish.
Supplements: What are the extras?
This disc includes some deleted scenes, including an extended pole dance scene by Lohan, as well as some bloopers.
