Look, I'm not going to sugarcoat this: Journey of the Brave is what happens when a studio squeezes every last drop out of a franchise that should have stopped at movie three (maybe). The original Land Before Time (1988) was genuinely moving. This is the direct-to-video equivalent of store-brand cereal—technically edible, but why?

The ratings tell the story: 5.7 on IMDb, 2.7 on Letterboxd. Even the audience that grew up with these movies can only muster 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's safe, sure, and it has dinosaurs, but so does a picture book from the library that won't take 82 minutes of your life.

If your 5-year-old is deep in a dinosaur obsession and you've exhausted better options, fine. Put this on. But don't expect them to remember it next week, and don't expect to stay awake yourself. The franchise fatigue is real, and by movie 14, everyone involved seems to know it.