Review of The Ruby in the Smoke (2006) by Tero H — 18 Oct 2012

Started interestingly, but the storytelling got slightly confusing and one was wondering where is that person and whats going on..It is a tv-movie, this one was a nice historical adventure which looks like its been made with a low budget. Also, the story could have been far more intensive. Like this, the tv-movie was just somehow 'thin' - one could see that someone had seen a lot of effort but the story just wasnt intensive enough to keep the viewer interested. Repetitive, the same people and the same areas.

There's just nothing special. But it wasn't awful, just not that interesting. So much more could have been made of the 'Maharaja's gem', more people, more adventure, more danger. It was, well, a bit dull, but made with a genuine effort.