a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ powerful) (NN drama)) (PP (IN with) (NP (JJ enough) (JJ sardonic) (NN wit) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB keep) (NP (PRP it)) (PP (IN from) (S (VP (VBG being) (ADJP (JJ maudlin))))))))))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (JJ ) (JJ ) (NN ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (PRP )) (PP (IN ) (S (VP (VBG ) (ADJP (JJ ))))))))))))