Jewel Thief (2025) Review: Dead Dog Warning! But Otherwise, Harmless TimePass

After rescheduling multiple times, I finally watched it! Because it looked fun and harmless and why not? And it was, indeed, fun and harmless.

This is very much a “not as good but okay” kind of movie. Saif’s fine, not as young or starry or handsome as other actors, but okay. The music is okay, the fight scenes are okay, the plot is okay. But nothings actually “good”, just okay.

I highly recommend watching it the way I did, on the couch talking with a friend while it plays in the background. DO NOT watch it with your full attention, you will get bored. Probably also good for doing a puzzle or writing an email. Not folding laundry, that’s too much brain space left available.

The only downside to slightly ignoring the film while watching it is that you miss out on the plot twists. They are fairly elegant, just not as well executed as they could be. I felt mildly sorry I didn’t see all the details play out and had to play catch up. But I think I would have been more sorry if I’d actually focused on the film and wasted the brain space.

On the other hand, harmless film! Saif is still charming, the plot is twisted, the scenery is cool (so much Budapest!), and it’s all very old fashioned lowstakes. Steal the jewel, romance the wife, save your elderly father’s good name.

Not really much else to say about it. Oh, except watch out for the dog scene. And Kulbushan is in it! He’s such a sweet looking old man.