Way too short

Rating: Null/10 (8 January 1999)

54 is a lackluster movie which tries to tell a big story in less than 90 minutes. As a result, the film is shallow and contains no depth or detail. It feels like icing without cake, toppings without yogurt. It has one or two interesting characters, but never does much with them. 54 feels like Saturday Night Fever at times, but never lives up to it. It certainly never comes close to the character depth of Last Days of Disco and the excellent Boogie Nights. Perhaps a Director's Cut with about 60 more minutes of footage would make this a much better film.