The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Animation · Comedy · Action · 2018
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang meet up with Batman and other friends to defeat evil villains and save the day.
Movie details
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
“The brave, the bold and the hungry.”
2018 Animation · Comedy · Action 1h 16m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang meet up with Batman and other friends to defeat evil villains and save the day.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jake Castorena
Written by
James Tucker · Paul Giacoppo
Frank Welker
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
Grey DeLisle
Daphne Blake / Black Canary (voice)
Matthew Lillard
Shaggy Rogers (voice)
Kate Micucci
Velma Dinkley (voice)
Diedrich Bader
Batman (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Joker (voice)
Jeffrey Combs
The Question (voice)
Court is in session
Put Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.