disreputable doings and exquisite trappings are dampened by a lackluster script and substandard performances . 
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(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJ ) (NNS )) (CC ) (NP (JJ ) (NNS ))) (VP (VBP ) (VP (VBN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (JJ ) (NNS )))))) (. )))