3 A.M.

Plot synopsis:
The movie starts with few students visiting a haunted place called "Rudra Mills", where they are stopped by Sunny to go further into the premises. Sunny then narrates his story to them. He tells them that his wife Sarah used to do programs on haunted places and while once she was unable to find her Bhagwad Gita, she unwillingly had to leave for her show without it. At around midnight Sunny woke up to see Sarah crying, on being asked what happened, Sarah says sorry and vanishes away. Shortly after, Sunny receives a call about the death of Sarah, who was found hanging on the walls of Rudra Mills.
Some time later, Sunny proposes a show to his producer to record paranormal activities in order to prove the existence of ghosts and spirits. The producer approves of the program while Sunny chooses Rudra Mills as the site for the first show. Raj and Cyrus accompany him. They both set cameras and find paranormal activity. At 3 a.m. Cyrus is possessed by the demonic spirit of Rudra Pratap Singh, he eventually kills Sunny and Raj. Story is conducted by Sunny telling the story to college students. Finally the fact that Sunny was also dead while fighting against the evil spirit of Rudra Pratap Singh is unveiled and his spirit was narrating the story to the students.
He eventually tells them to leave and reunites with his wife. The students are left in awe. Paranormal activities really do exist.

Tags: paranormal, romantic, flashback

Review:
Fare ride..
During a day we follow that of a couple of taxi drivers in New York who focus and reflect on the important things and problems about their lives with each other.
First off the cab there's Hershey who was a former Knicks player and after a serious injury his life went down the drain, where we learn that his having a bit trouble committing to his girlfriend George.
Second follows that of a young, hard-eyed woman Salgado who believes her horrific past has come back to destroy her and finally a Bosnian immigrant Rasha who can't keep his mind on the job, therefore he gets in a lot of car accidents and maybe one real fatal one too.
To make matters worse for these folks, there's a serial killer targeting taxi drivers.There's a lot stuff going on in these characters' heads, but the meter is still running!
Like others I felt a bit conned, as I believed this was a serial killer flick like the package seems advertise, but actually it's far from it.
As this certain aspect of the premise is more a background tool for the bigger picture.
But that in mind it's still a fair film by capturing the rough-and-tumble slice of reality with the always-moving city-life.
Where we get a life in a day of a taxi driver with a whole lot of issues facing these patrons like love to life-making decisions.
But it's main problem was that the plot has way too much going amongst its unfocused narrative and it's cluttered with people coming and going with some receiving too little insight of their ever-growing situations.
The film was just too short with what they had to say here, giving no real sense of closure by spreading too much over this canvass.
Simply they could have left out some of these sub-plots that were briskly concluded or like I said before -- up the running time to get a little more meat out of those stories instead of the incomplete feel we do get from it.
The story does lack cohesion since we follow three different stories, but it keeps one intrigue on how things are going to play out, even though some things lack bite, get a bit sentimental and take the easy option out.
The chatty (but very raw) script milks basically anything of importance, where we get to the character's outlook on life and watch density shine through, while they play their luck.
The character's interactions are naturally good and they are always kept busy and have a decent sense of humour, which always goes down well.
The direction by Lee Davis (who has been under the wing of Spike Lee and making his directorial debut) is competently done with some flashy imprints, quick moving pace and he manages stage a thickly layered atmosphere of uncertainty and darkness of New York.
The slick editing doesn't distract and on hand is mostly a smooth jazzy score that fits right in.
The performances are nothing too special, but I thought the main leads Danny Glover, Pam Grier, Michelle Rodriguez, Sergej Trifunovic and Sarita Choudhury handled their roles in a fine manner.
There's also a small cameo part by Spike Lee.This (old Sundance) feature is a decent time waster, but it's ambitious attitude tries for too much in too little time.
So the question is; is it worth the fare?.
pretty good.
I thought the movie was pretty good overall..the actors did a great job...the story seemed to be missing something though...It was nice to see Treach and Guru showing some acting skills...Danny Glover always holds his own and seems to bring out more in his castmates..Michelle Rodriguez shows she's growing as an actress since her debut in "Girlfight", I wish they would have used that more in "The Fast And  The Furious"(then again, that's a summer action flick)anyway...It's always cool to see Pam Grier..and Serita Choudhury was good too,i just didn't understand what was going on with her at the end in the diner...was it the business or the deaths that had her upset?...anyhoo!
the movie was cool, and I look forward to more films from Lee Davis..
Good flick; some spotty performances.
Nice movie; script seemed a bit unpolished, but overall splendid performance by Glover and Grier.
Their characters seem both real and empathetic.
Several of the younger actors seemed visibly awkward in front of the camera, and some seemed overdrawn.Again, overall, enjoyable flick.
Look forward to seeing Davis' next film....
Interesting slice of life from a young director.
Saw this at Sundance and thought it looked and felt like a Spike Lee joint - he produced.
Grier and Glover don't quite have the chemistry you'd hope for and some of the characters are a little shrill and bleak - but worth seeing anyway.
I loved the bit part Melanie Torres had.
I'd like to see more of her - vavavoom!.
A deep and sensitive point of view.
A deep and sensitive study of a social group's everyday life .
Surely an intellectual film, sometimes difficult to grasp but fascinating and intriguing as well.
Love, madness, moral dilemmas, death,"nostos" are the ingredients of this exciting movie which invites us to a "voyeuristic" cab ride through a multi-ethnic reality..
A confused mess of a movie..
"3 a.m." shuttles between a half dozen characters having to do with a struggling NYC cab company and a diner frequented by some of the drivers during the reign of terror of a cabby killer.
A confused and unsatisfying watch, "3 a.m." is a jambalaya of people and circumstances which, for the most part, are uninteresting, poorly developed, and lacking in cohesion.
Pass on this one..
Taxi.
Sergej Trifunovich is my favorite Serbian actor.
He is really great in this role as Bosnian immigrant Rasha.
I'm Serbian from Belgrade, so I understand what the really point of this movie is.
The sentance when Rasha says:" There is no place like Mostar" remindes me on my friend Marko Pishtalo from history studies in Belgrade.
Exceally, he is Bosnian immigrant from Mostar just like Rasha in this movie.
For those who didn't know that is one of the most beautiful Bosnian cities.
Sincerelly yours Dushan Petrovic from Belgrade, Serbia..
Staying awake is staying alive.
Cabbies beware of your fare..
This is a somewhat cold and dark look at the trials and tribulations of NYC streets after dark.
Cab drivers keep working despite the fact a serial killer is on the loose and is targeting cabbies.
Story line and script a bit rough, but it gives you the feel of reality.
This movie gradually grabs your interest and holds on tight.
Danny Glover plays a former pro basketball player turned cab driver.
A very good performance as usual.
Playing his love interest is Pam Grier, a waitress in a diner.
Flawless job turned in by Ms. Grier; and she is still a looker.
Supporting cast includes Michelle Rodriguez, Paul Calderon, Sergej Trifunovic and Fisher Stevens.
Cameos by Spike Lee and Walt Frazier..
Needs more thrill and less romance.
Watch this if....you want to see a moving about people figuring themselves out.
This was billed as more of a serial killer type film, but has a surprisingly very strong romantic theme.Acting/Casting: 5.5* - Danny Glover is solid in the lead role and gives a good performance.
I have never been a Michelle Rodriguez fan and this movie didn't change my mind.
Pam Grier is okay, but should stick to playing a role with a gun in her hand.
The remainder of the cast does a very nice job in their supporting roles.Directing/Cinematography/Technical: 7* - I felt the one thing that this film did very well was that it captured New York.
The viewer really gets an idea of what New York is all about and the movie has a good flow to it.
In my opinion, this area is the strongest aspect of this film.Plot/Characters: 5* - A non-committal romantic, an immigrant hoping for a better life, and a woman scarred by her past ghosts play cabbies in New York city.
The sub-plot is that there is someone killing cab drivers on the graveyard shift and he is still at large.
It is nothing new and an average plot.Entertainment Value: 6* - It manages to entertain, but don't expect your typical serial killer movie.
This movie is much more about these individuals finding themselves than a thriller.
I'm glad I watched it, but probably won't have the desire to again.My Score: 5.5+7+5+6 = 23.5/4 = 5.9Email your thoughts to filmwatchinfool@gmail.com.
An okay movie, but lacked something..
3.A.M. is a movie that tries to be just like "Summer of Sam".
Danny Glover and many others play taxi cab drivers during the reign of a killer who is putting holes in the city's cabbies.
Basically a repeat of what "Summer of Sam" already gave us.
Which wasn't much anyhow.
3A.M. lacks good performances and overall, a story.
What was the purpose of this film?
I certainly hope that it wasn't made to entertain people.
Director Lee Davis is a Spike Lee wannabe.
I'm surprised that he didn't say 'A Lee Davis Joint' instead of film.
He even recruits Lee to produce the film.
Which I can't understand why Spike would produce a movie so close in perspective to a film that he himself directed.
This is a jumble of different characters each trying to deal with their own problems.
One girl (Michelle Rodriguez) has visions of demons coming to santalize the world.
Another cabbie is having trouble with getting in too many car accidents.
And Danny Glover himself has woman troubles when he tries to decide into asking his girlfriend (Pam Grier) for her hand in marriage.
So, most of this has nothing to do with the movie itself.
When I bought it I was expecting a good suspense thriller where we have to try to figure out who this killer is, but instead we have a repeat of Spike Lee films.
The acting wasn't all that great either.
Glover is probably the biggest name in the entire film, and even he doesn't do such a good job this time.
*SPOILER* the most exciting part is when Glover confronts the cabbie killer in his cab.
The climax wasn't one to brag about.
I only hope that there isn't a director or a writer dumb enough to steal material from this movie now.
That would be really bad....3/5..
decent.
I guess I could say this movie is decent, but overall, it's not very good.
It makes no sense how this movie is listed under mystery/thriller, because it's not even close.
I watched this on Showtime a few nights ago, because it said just that, a killer is stalking cabbies, sounding thrilling...so there you go.
Was this movie about a killer stalking cabbies?
Hardly.
The girl who played the "killer" was just awful...her "crazy" was just ridiculous, and laughable for the most part.
Glover gives a good performance, and for once I wasn't completely annoyed by Grier (only slightly annoyed.)  The overall story is interesting, it keeps you in the movie, but it's misleading.
I'm not sure how to classify this movie, what genre it should be under...and I'm sure there are very few out there that could help me out with that.
Like I said, it's decent, but it's no gem.