a solid cast , assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony 
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(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (, ) (NP (VBN ) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NP (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NML (JJ ) (NN )) (NN ))))))