Kombi Nation starts off fairly weakly as we meet the main characters of the movie. The whole documentary thing has just been done too many times for it to be effective (though the film has sat on the shelf for a few years so it may have been a little fresher when it was made). It also means that much of the early dialogue is rather difficult to hear. The film does however get better as it goes along, as the tensions and difficulties of close-quarters travelling take over from the fun. The improvement is also largely due to the character of Scott, one of the best screen b**tards I have seen for a long time, who sleeps and steals his way through the trip, apparently not seeing anything wrong with what he does. The female characters are a bit less developed though there are some nice moments between them. A bit of a let-down for me was the lack of interaction with the local places and people as they travel around Europe. Perhaps Kiwi overseas experience doesn't involve much of this but as a great fan of European countries and culture I would love to have seen a bit more of the scenary.
Ultimately though, everyone seemed to leave the film with a smile on their face - it would be hard not to sit back and enjoy this film.
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