fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against , for that matter ) . 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ fails) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB give) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN audience)) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ single) (NN character)) (ADJP (PP (JJ worth) (S (VP (VBG rooting) (PP (IN for))))) (-LRB- -LRB-) (CC or) (ADJP (JJ worth) (S (VP (VBG rooting) (PP (IN against))))) (, ,) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT that) (NN matter))) (-RRB- -RRB-))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NN )) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (ADJP (PP (JJ ) (S (VP (VBG ) (PP (IN ))))) (-LRB- ) (CC ) (ADJP (JJ ) (S (VP (VBG ) (PP (IN ))))) (, ) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))) (-RRB- ))))))) (. )))