There was bound to be a movie about New York's legendary Studio 54 sooner or later, but who knew it would be such a letdown?

Rating: Null/10 (20 September 1998)

Fans of Mike Myers will not be disappointed by his funny and smart performance here. However, anybody else who sees 54 will be wondering why director Mark Christopher totally wasted talented, beautiful actresses like Salma Hayek and Neve Cambell. There is a genuinely interesting story behind the real-life Studio 54. Unfortunately, the audience will probably never know it because this movie squanders its short running time (90 minutes) detailing the boring, uneventful adventures of a fictional lead character played by Ryan Phillipe. This movie probably would have been a little more fun and would have given new director Mark Christopher slightly better reviews if Paul Thomas Anderson hadn't made the same movie, ten times better, last year, with Boogie Nights.