allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ allows) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ gawky) (NN actor)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NN spall)))) (, --) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB too) (RB easily)) (VP (VB become) (NP (JJ comic) (NN relief)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT any) (JJ other) (NN film))))))))) (: --)))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN )))) (, ) (SBAR (WHNP (WP )) (S (VP (MD ) (ADVP (RB ) (RB )) (VP (VB ) (NP (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ))))))))) (: )))