Three Wise Cousins

Overhearing his crush say she only likes "real island guys" gets Adam packing for Samoa in the first movie from Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa (aka SQS). Shot largely on location, the self-funded comedy co-stars Samoan locals Vito Vito and Fesuiai Viliamu as cousins, who teach Adam (newbie Neil Amituanai) the basics of island life. Three Wise Cousins made the top ten at the Kiwi box office on its opening weekend and continued to win solid audiences, despite a minimal marketing budget. Stuff critic James Croot found it "colourful and charming".