The movie works, and has a handful of inspired touches, yet a little of it goes a long way.

Barney the purple dinosaur was everywhere in the 1990s and aughts, courtesy of the children’s TV series Barney & Friends.

Selena Gomez looked more than a little embarrassed to be reminded of her early days on Barney & Friends during Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Gomez got her start as an actress at 10 years old on ...