nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises . 
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN nothing)) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR more)) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (DT an) (ADJP (JJ amiable) (CC but) (JJ unfocused)) (NN bagatelle)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ plays) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (RB loosely) (HYPH -) (VBN connected)) (NN string)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NML (NN acting) (HYPH -) (NN workshop)) (NNS exercises))))))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN )) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ )) (NN )) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT )) (S (VP (VBZ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (HYPH ) (VBN )) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NML (NN ) (HYPH ) (NN )) (NNS ))))))))))) (. )))