comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited 
(ROOT (VP (VBZ comes) (PRT (RB across)) (PP (IN as) (ADJP (JJ shallow) (CC and) (JJ glib))) (SBAR (RB though) (FRAG (ADJP (RB not) (JJ mean) (HYPH -) (JJ spirited))))))
(ROOT (VP (VBZ ) (PRT (RB )) (PP (IN ) (ADJP (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ ))) (SBAR (RB ) (FRAG (ADJP (RB ) (JJ ) (HYPH ) (JJ ))))))