unlike ( scorsese 's mean streets ) , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot . 
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(ROOT (S (PP (IN ) (NP (-LRB- ) (NP (NP (NNP ) (POS )) (JJ ) (NNS )) (-RRB- ))) (, ) (NP (NN ) (NNP )) (VP (VBZ ) (ADVP (RB )) (ADJP (JJ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (JJ ) (NNS )) (CC ) (NP (RB ) (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (NN )))))) (. )))