Every Rowan Atkinson Film & TV Project Ranked From Worst To Best

31. Scooby-Doo

The 2002 live action adaptation of Scooby-Doo holds a special place in the hearts of many. For most, Matthew Lillard will forever be Shaggy, and the use of the much-maligned Scappy-Doo as the villain of the piece was a clever nod to the fans.

However, scores struggling to get out of the 30-40% range on review aggregators and two Razzie nominations paint a clear picture. Common criticisms include some horrible CGI, even for the time, and generally terrible acting outside of Lillard.

Atkinson's role is central to the plot, initially presented as the owner of the tropical resort of Spooky Island, he is eventually revealed to be a robot under the control of the aforementioned Scrappy. There's nothing wrong with his individual performance, as such, but it does little to raise the film as a whole.

The picture would prove a relative commercial success, leading to 2004's Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Without the hype stemming from being the first live action imagining of the Hanna-Barbera creation, the sequel would draw considerably less at the box office.

This, alongside an even worse critical reception, including the series finally getting its hands on a Razzie in the form of that year's Worst Remake or Sequel, would spell the end of this particular line of Scooby-Doo films.