The Good Dinosaur is a children's fable that is more than content to be exactly what it is and little more.

The script is puzzlingly devoid of wit, the conflicts and character arcs are unimaginative and stale, the pacing is inexorable, and the plotting is rudimentary at best.

The Good Dinosaur is a much better film than Cars but the newer movie's propensity for sentimentality and Americana does indeed recall the earlier, unlovely Pixar adventure.

Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur' is a far cry from the superb wunderkind that was 'Inside Out' and though its journey is more derivative than most of Pixar's kind, it's still a sweet, earnest little tale.