There Is One Thing To Say And That Is, That Previous Adaptations Of Phillips Pullmans Books Have Not Been Very Good. However "The Ruby In The Smoke" Is Mostly Well Acted, And True To The Book. This Film Is The Right Length Of Time. Readers Of The Book Will Be Pleased, & Non Readers Will Be Pleased As Well. My Only Critisim Is The Mediocre Acting From Billie Piper. Other Than That Very Good