3 A.M.

Starring: Michelle Rodriguez, Sarita Choudhury Director: Lee Davis Original UK Premiere: 2001 Dvd Release: 1st September, 2003 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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After seeing Girlfight I was excited about the new young actress Michelle Rodriguez. If anyone needs to see a phenomenal debut film, that would be the one. Girlfight marked Rodriguez as a new talent to watch. Her subsequent films have all played on the tough girl theme that was introduced in Girlfight. I was trying to find all of the movies in which she had acted in the hopes that a performance would measure up to her first. While nothing has measured up to her first movie, in my search for her movies, I found something called 3 AM. I had never heard of this movie before, & since it co-starred Danny Glover & Pam Grier, I figured this was some independent movie that slipped under the radar. I gave it a rent & sat down to watch it. When the opening credits rolled, I found out that this was a Showtime movie. It probably never had a theatrical release & until it came out on DVD was likely only shown on Showtime. While there is excellent programming on cable , finding out that it is a made for Showtime movie does not inspire confidence, regardless of the actors involved.

The story follows several cabdrivers in New York City. There is a serial killer out there who is targeting cabbies, & there is a lot of fear amongst the cabbies wondering who is going to be next. As the killings continue, it hits closer to home as a cabdriver friend is killed. Danny Glover plays a cabdriver who is in love with Pam Grier . Michelle Rodriguez plays a young cabbie trying to pay her rent, but is haunted by visions of her past. Yes, Rodriguez is still playing to type as her character is the tough girl, somewhat angry. She plays it well, but at some point Michelle is going to have to stop playing variations on the same character.

This is a fairly disappointing movie. Despite being acted by some top line talents & being produced by Spike Lee, this movie is just not very good. I wanted very much to like this movie, but I just couldnt. Unless you are trying to complete a collection of movies starring your favorite actor, give this one a pass & spend your money on something good. -Joe Sherry

Michelle Rodriguez is an American born Puerto Rican - Dominican actress. At the age of 8, she moved to the Dominican Republic & at 11, she moved to Puerto Rico. She later moved to New Jersey. She was a struggling actress when she ran across an ad advertising an open casting call for a movie. That movie turned out to be Girlfight, where Michelle landed the starring role of Diana Guzman, a woman boxer. Girlfight was a low-budget, independent film. But Rodriguezs job was critically acclaimed & she began to become famous. She won various awards for her job in this movie, which became an unexpected hit among moviegoers. Subsequently, she has had notable characters in other hit movies. She dated Vin Diesel in 2001 & she even admitted, during an interview at the Howard Stern show, to having an intimate relationship with him. Posters Of Girlfight

Editors Choice: Girlfight, Blue Crush, Resident Evil, The Fast And The Furious, View DVDology

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