than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises 
(ROOT (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 (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 )))))))))))