Scooby-Doo
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: June 14, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
12
Negative:
13
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
VarietyJoe Leydon
Just fast, frenetic and funny enough to amuse both new fans and longtime devotees of the characters who have inspired more than 30 years worth of animated TV episodes and made-for-video features. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
As live-action adaptations of cheap, unapologetically stupid cartoons go, this is top of the line: The cast is appealing, the sets brightly colored and fun to look at, the mystery as lame and goofy as any featured in the many inexplicably beloved Scooby-Doo cartoons. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
Scooby's just so dang cute, what's the point in grousing? Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverMark Washburn
I took a 12-year-old along to Scooby Doo just in case I didn't get it. Our verdict: one paw up, one paw down. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeChristopher Muther
This dog will inevitably let down purists looking for the elusive combination of smart and funny. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The movie is so shiny, bright and noisy, the under-10 set ought to be sufficiently entertained.
50
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
As this movie knows what it is, Scooby-Doo's a relatively painless 85 minutes. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleJonathan Curiel
Do you really want to spend money watching what is essentially marginality, or would those dollars be better used to see a better film or even buy a good book? Read full review
50
TimeJoel Stein
The cast does great impressions of the original cartoon characters, and the computer-generated Scooby is convincing, but it turns out that what we liked about Scooby-Doo in the first place was that nobody was trying. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The film's technological selling point -- having a computer-animated Scooby in a mostly live-action world -- is strangely unimpressive. In fact, it's virtually unnoticeable: a testament perhaps to the audience's increasing knowledge that in today's CG-driven Hollywood, all movies are cartoons. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The antics involving ghosts, chases, and burping that divert the small fry don't mix with the jokey, tribute-band dialogue spouting from the Mystery, Inc. gang. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Not entirely without charm. Read full review
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