engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks 
(ROOT (NP (NP (VBG engaging)) (PP (IN despite) (S (VP (VBG being) (ADJP (RB noticeably) (JJ derivative) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNP goodfellas)) (CC and) (NP (QP (ADVP (IN at) (JJS least)) (DT a) (NN half) (CD dozen)) (JJ other) (NML (NML (NN trouble)) (HYPH -) (PP (IN in) (HYPH -) (NP (DT the) (HYPH -) (NN ghetto)))) (NNS flicks))))))))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (VBG )) (PP (IN ) (S (VP (VBG ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NNP )) (CC ) (NP (QP (ADVP (IN ) (JJS )) (DT ) (NN ) (CD )) (JJ ) (NML (NML (NN )) (HYPH ) (PP (IN ) (HYPH ) (NP (DT ) (HYPH ) (NN )))) (NNS ))))))))))