never rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ... 
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBZ rises) (PP (IN above) (NP (NP (JJ easy) (, ,) (JJ cynical) (NNS potshots)) (PP (IN at) (NP (ADJP (RB morally) (JJ bankrupt)) (NNS characters)))))) (. ...)))
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VBZ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (JJ ) (, ) (JJ ) (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (NNS )))))) (. )))