bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing . 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBN bogged) (PRT (RP down)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT an) (ADJP (RB overly) (VBN sillified)) (NN plot)) (CC and) (NP (NML (S (VP (NN stop) (HYPH -) (CC and) (HYPH -) (VB start)))) (VBG pacing))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBN ) (PRT (RP )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (VBN )) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NML (S (VP (NN ) (HYPH ) (CC ) (HYPH ) (VB )))) (VBG ))))) (. )))