too violent and sordid to function as comedy 
(ROOT (ADJP (RB too) (JJ violent) (CC and) (JJ sordid) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB function) (PP (IN as) (NP (NN comedy))))))))
(ROOT (ADJP (RB ) (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN ))))))))