gets bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing . 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ gets) (VP (VBN bogged) (PRT (RP down)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT an) (ADJP (RB overly) (VBN sillified)) (NN plot)) (CC and) (NP (NML (S (VP (NN stop) (HYPH -) (CC and) (HYPH -) (VB start)))) (VBG pacing)))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (VP (VBN ) (PRT (RP )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (VBN )) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NML (S (VP (NN ) (HYPH ) (CC ) (HYPH ) (VB )))) (VBG )))))) (. )))