too long , and larded with exposition , this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community . 
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(ROOT (S (S (UCP (ADJP (RB ) (RB )) (, ) (CC ) (VP (VBN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN )))))) (, ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ) (NN )) (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VBZ ) (ADJP (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NN ))))))) (. )))