While The Good Dinosaur was still in development, films like Frozen and Despicable Me 2 were being released, both of which triggered large changes in their audience's expectations.

Pixar has been working on The Good Dinosaur since 2009, encountering many issues along the way. Ready or not, the studio is delivering the film to theaters this Thanksgiving.

Pixar’s latest entry, “The Good Dinosaur,” is a disappointing effort that has the misfortune of arriving during the same year as “Inside Out.” The latter was one of the animation ...