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54 (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 62

Fresh: 8

Rotten:54

Average Rating: 4.1/10

Consensus: Poor plot development and slow pacing keep 54 from capturing the energy of it's legendary namesake.

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: This broadly drawn fable takes place at the height of legendary Studio 54's delirious heyday. A cast of attractive youngsters portrays fictionalized employees and clientele of the glitzy urban... This broadly drawn fable takes place at the height of legendary Studio 54's delirious heyday. A cast of attractive youngsters portrays fictionalized employees and clientele of the glitzy urban playland. [More]

Starring: Mike Myers, Ryan Phillippe, Neve Campbell, Salma Hayek

Starring: Mike Myers, Ryan Phillippe, Neve Campbell, Salma Hayek, Sela Ward, Breckin Meyer, Sherry Stringfield, Ellen Albertini Dow

Director: Mark Christopher

Director: Mark Christopher
Screenwriter: Mark Christopher
Composer: Marco Beltrami

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Aug 17, 1999

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  • 54
  • Hot Hollywood stars Mike Myers (AUSTIN POWERS 2: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME, WAYNE'S WORLD), Neve Campbell (WILD THINGS, SCREAM 1,2&3), and Salma Hayek (WILD, WILD WEST, DOGMA) give must-see performances in this provocative look behind the bright lights of the hottest nightclub ever! When Steve Rubell (Myers), the mastermind behind New York's infamous STUDIO 54 disco, plucks young Shane O'Shea (Ryan Phillippe, GOSFORD PARK, CRUEL INTENTIONS) from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door ... but lands a coveted job behind the bar! By following Shane's rapid rise from naive busboy to the notorious nightspot's sexy main attraction, you're allowed an unforgettable look at the spectacular rise and fall of Steve Rubell's decadent empire! An entertaining hit that pulses with the best dance music of the era, 54 is not just your ticket inside this legendary place ... it places you at the very epicenter of the greatest party on Earth!
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    Reviews for 54

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    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    10/18/08
    J. Hoberman
    Village Voice
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    A more critical and resonant Hollywood movie about the glorious disco culture screams to be made.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    06/18/08
    Emanuel Levy
    Variety
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    A shapeless homage to the glory that was Studio 54 in its decadent heyday...

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    06/18/08
    Maitland McDonagh
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Neither a great night out nor a great night in.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    06/18/08
    Channel 4 Film

    Let me pause for a minute to think of a more boring subject for a movie ... Sorry. I give up.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    07/23/07
    Rob Gonsalves
    eFilmCritic.com

    Myers shining moment. Too bad nobody saw it.

    Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
    06/08/07
    Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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    Myers exploits every vicious, self-hating line that comes his way.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    01/26/06
    Charlotte O'Sullivan
    Time Out

    Just as disappointing as Whit Stillman's Last Days of Disco, Marc Christopher's 54 suffers from a formulaic script that feels like a reworking of Saturday Night Fever and Boogie Nights, both superior and more entertaining pictures.

    Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
    12/18/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    The writer seems helpless in finding a way to wrap up the story beyond the arrest of Rubell.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Film Threat

    A mish-mash of bad writing, poor acting (except Myers), amateur directing and mediocre production credits.

    Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
    04/09/05
    Robin Clifford
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    03/14/05
    Garth Franklin
    Dark Horizons

    ... a wasted opportunity

    Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
    01/08/05
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    The 1970s were great times, but most viewers could hardly come to that conclusion based on this film.

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    07/29/04
    Dragan Antulov
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    One can only hope "54" will hammer the final nail in disco's coffin. It's music that I don't want stayin' alive.

    Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
    07/01/04
    Judith Egerton
    Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

    54 is mediocre on almost all counts: acting (with a couple of exceptions), writing, direction and cinematography are uniformly bland, inoffensive and completely unmemorable.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    03/16/04
    Dan Jardine
    Apollo Guide

    a nostalgic whitewash. With its sterling beat-heavy soundtrack and non-stop glitz, the movie captures the look and sound of its inspiration much more convincingly than it conjures up the Studio 54 atmosphere.

    Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
    07/02/03
    James Sanford
    Kalamazoo Gazette

    Qualifies as one of the more entertaining bad movies of the year.

    Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
    05/20/03
    Leonard Schwarz
    Palo Alto Weekly

    I was hoping to be able to recommend 54 from a camp point of view, possibly the next Showgirls. But it's not. The fact is it's so uninvolving, it's not even interesting enough to be bad.

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    04/14/03
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid

    Every conversation seems punctuated with awkward silences and dull stares.

    Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
    10/15/02
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Cincinnati Enquirer

    The film is entertaining, and it's worth seeing if only for Mike Myers' amazing performance.

    Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
    09/10/02
    Kevin N. Laforest
    Montreal Film Journal
     
     
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