When it veers into character motivations, however, it becomes troubling.
Mostly the movie sticks to action and does not get bogged down too much by the plot. Daphne and Velma help him crack the case while Shaggy and Scooby-Doo have fun and occasionally get into trouble. It follows the gang of detectives led by Fred as they encounter mysterious, frightening monsters. SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED is a movie intended to draw audiences through name recognition rather than quality or substance.