a hypnotic portrait of this sad , compulsive life . 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ hypnotic) (NN portrait)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT this) (JJ sad) (, ,) (JJ compulsive) (NN life))) (. .)))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (, ) (JJ ) (NN ))) (. )))