the film is an earnest try at beachcombing verismo , but it would be even more indistinct than it is were it not for the striking , quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose . 
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT the) (NN film)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ earnest) (NN try)) (PP (IN at) (NP (VBG beachcombing) (NN verismo)))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (ADJP (ADVP (RB even) (RBR more)) (JJ indistinct)) (SBAR (IN than) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is))))) (SBAR (SINV (VBD were) (NP (PRP it)) (RB not) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ striking) (, ,) (ADJP (RB quietly) (JJ vulnerable)) (NN personality)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS ms)))))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT ) (NN )) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (VBG ) (NN )))))) (, ) (CC ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (MD ) (VP (VB ) (ADJP (ADJP (ADVP (RB ) (RBR )) (JJ )) (SBAR (IN ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ))))) (SBAR (SINV (VBD ) (NP (PRP )) (RB ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (, ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NNS )))))))))) (. )))