SCOOB!

OUT NOW / DIGITAL / CERT PG / 94 MINS

DIRECTOR Tony Cervone

CAST (VOICES) Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs, Gina Rodriguez, Zac Efron

Scoob! is the latest big-budget attempt to repackage cartoon canine Scoobydoo for a new generation. The result is 90 minutes of strained jokes, serviceable action and cynical attempts to seed a Hanna-barbera Cinematic Universe, as the Mystery Inc gang get a misjudged millennial makeover. When Velma (Gina Rodriguez) announces that the paranormal crime-busters should be taking on “bigger cases, scarier villains and creepier mysteries”, it feels like studio execs are speaking through her; Scoob! is a film hell-bent on taking a character best-served in snack-sized portions, and serving him up on a full plate of Marvelesque, fate-of-the-universe spectacle. What’s left is, sadly, a dog’s dinner.