Neil
Nitin
Mukesh
sees
dead
people.
Whether
dead
people
see
him
back
is
not
known
at
the
end
of
this
chilling
serial,
which
starts
off
as
a
comment
on
the
perils
of
intricately-manufactured
cellphones
and
ends
with
a
slap-in-the-face
comment
on
the
porn
industry
that,
we
are
told,
threatens
to
destroy
the
very
foundation
of
our
societal
structure.
It
certainly
creates
havoc
in
two
lives
out
to
have
a
fun
week
in
azure
Fiji.
Here's
how.
3G
is
not
the
first
thriller
to
be
located
in
Fiji.
Just
weeks
ago,
Table
No.
21
attempted
to
chronicle
the
extraordinary
supernatural
adventures
of
an
ordinary
couple
holidaying
in
Fiji.
Here
in
3G
the
couple
on
a
horrific
holiday
is
played
by
Neil
and
the
lovely
Sonal
Chauhan.
Admittedly
the
two
make
a
fetching
pair
and
seem
to
share
a
crackling
chemistry.
The
co-directors
reserve
the
initial
portions
of
the
loosely-edited
film
to
watching
Sonal
emerge
from
the
oceanic
depths
of
the
Fijian
waters
in
gravity-defying
bikinis
to
share
slurpy
kisses
with
her
co-star.
Co-directors
Sheershak
and
Shantanu
know
the
fundamental
rules
of
the
horror
genre,
which
they
apply
to
the
film
with
restrain.
There
are
no
creaky
doors,
banging
windows
and
banshee-like
wails,
moans
and
screams
on
the
soundtrack.
Amar
Mohile's
background
score
favours
a
remarkable
restrain,
under-scoring
rather
than
over-emphasizing
the
chill
quotient.
Initially,
the
build
up
of
the
horror
is
done
with
enthusiastic
energy,
with
Neil's
descent
into
demoniacal
possession
conveyed
with
throat-clutching
credibility.
The
actor's
voice,
eyes
and
body
language
chart
the
character's
journey
from
holiday-time
fun
to
unexpected
terror.
Neil
has
worked
hard
on
conveying
a
sense
of
growing
anxiety
within
his
character's
devilish
domain.
His
performance
gets
its
pat-on-the-back
moment
when
in
a
moment
of
satanic
exhilaration
he
raises
both
his
hands
triumphantly
in
the
air
to
mock
a
priest
saying,
"Have
you
forgiven
yourself?"
His
co-star
has
relatively
less
to
do,
and
wear.
Sonal
does
both
with
enthusiasm,
and
provides
Neil's
character
with
a
spooky
counterpoint
in
the
tale
of
the
man,
woman
and
the
entity
that
enters
their
lives.
The
film
depends
almost
completely
on
the
couple
to
carry
the
chilling
tale
forward.
The
incidental
characters
are
almost
non-existent
until
the
endgame
when
the
story
of
another
couple
emerges
from
the
folds
of
the
inexplicable
goings-on.
The
film
3G
makes
interesting
use
of
the
traditional
horror
formula.
It
subverts
the
genre
to
poke
sardonic
scary
fun
at
technological
advancement
and
the
stronghold
of
gadgets
and
gizmos
in
today's
times.
There's
a
frightening
message
here
on
how
the
past
revisits
our
present
when
we
aren't
looking.
Eerie
and
spine-tingling
in
spurts,
3G
has
its
moments
of
gripping
suspense.
Those
who
have
enjoyed
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
Bhoot
or
Vikram
Bhatt's
Raaz
would
certainly
derive
a
trembling
pleasure
in
3G.
A
shiver-giver
set
in
the
shimmering
waters
of
Fiji,
this
is
a
well-structured
though
unevenly
paced
scare-fest
that
leads
us
into
a
terrifying
climax.
Porn
intended.
IANS