Has anyone seen this movie

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I liked it a lot for the fact it was a real story because of the club. It was close to the real story.

hehe really.... thats what you think. i havent seen many movies with a budget and cast that were this bad. 54 is so obvious and cliche in every minute of the movie, i honestly had trouble finishing it. im not gonna spend anymore time thinking about it so ill just say if you havent seen it, dont even bother theres really nothing there at all. i would rather watch almost anything than this movie again. ohh man is it lame. also the acting sucked ass, neve cambell what a joke.
The worst movie you ever saw? Well, my next one will be even better!
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Granted, I don't have a relative that knew Rubell personally. However, as caring as he may have been to his inner circle of friends, he was notoriously obnoxious, dismissive, and arrogant toward strangers.

Archived interviews attest to his coining of the phrase the "gray people", which referred to anyone who wasn't either physically beautiful or possessed such enormous celebrity they warranted recognition.

Studio's infamous "velvet rope" door policy was essential to the "tossing the salad" environment of diverse clientele. However, for Rubell to stand outside (as he would do periodically) and deliberately insult people was clearly over the line and not a quality one would find in a person motivated by "generosity and sincere kindness".

Lynne Barclay and Marc Benecke, although affectedly haughty, at least possessed the ability to gaze directly past people, rather than actively attempt to degrade them.

Al Corley (later “Steven” on TVs “Dynasty”) was one of the last doormen. He joked that, had either Rubell or Schrager not owned the club, they never would’ve made it past the door.

That said, I agree Meyers’ portrayal stunk. The character came off as a two-dimensional caricature. Despite the nearly unanimous critical praise of Myers’ uncanny resemblance to Rubell, that observation was completely lost on me. While not exactly handsome and frequently unkempt, Rubell was hardly the freakishly ugly, overweight slob in the film.

54 the club was just a little before my time, but I lived through the NYC Limelight, Soundfactory, Twilo, Roxy scene in the late 80's/early 90's, and if you've been there and done that, this movie pretty much captured the feeling of those clubs - the atmosphere, drinking, drugs, darkness, secret basements, late nights, alternative lifestyles, the after effects, etc..... I actually miss those nights when I watch this movie. The 54 theme playing in the background is great, and always makes me think of that time in my life. Great movie for me.

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