Janet Maslin of The New York Times thought the film missed the mark: ``Though the screenwriter and the director clearly share certain affinities, their collective efforts on Track 29, which opens today at the D. W. Griffith and Quad Cinema, amount to overkill, particularly since the direction is so laden with contempt for the characters... Though Mr. Roeg's films can often be perverse (and startlingly, bracingly so), they are rarely this silly. Nor are they this maddening, since Track 29 does contain the seeds of something tantalizing. Linda's attempt to come to terms with her past through a wildly unpredictable, even dangerous fantasy has the stamp of Mr. Potter's better material, but it has been made too mindless to have any impact.
Janet Maslin of The New York Times thought the film missed the mark: ``Though the screenwriter and the director clearly share certain affinities, their collective efforts on Track 29, which opens today at the D. W. Griffith and Quad Cinema, amount to overkill, particularly since the direction is so laden with contempt for the characters...
nsubj
Number=Sing
Janet
Janet
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Maslin
Maslin
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
New
New
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Times
Times
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
think
thought
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
miss
missed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
mark
mark
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
mark
though
Though
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
screenwriter
screenwriter
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
director
director
NOUN
NN
advmod
clearly
clearly
ADV
RB
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
share
share
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Pos
certain
certain
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
affinity
affinities
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
collective
collective
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
effort
efforts
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Track
Track
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
29
29
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
open
opens
VERB
VBZ
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
today
today
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
D.
D.
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
W.
W.
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Griffith
Griffith
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Quad
Quad
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
cinema
Cinema
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Number=Sing
amount
amount
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
overkill
overkill
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
particularly
particularly
ADV
RB
mark
since
since
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
direction
direction
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
advcl
Degree=Pos
laden
laden
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
contempt
contempt
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
character
characters
NOUN
NNS
punct
...
...
PUNCT
.
Though Mr. Roeg's films can often be perverse (and startlingly, bracingly so), they are rarely this silly.
mark
though
Though
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mr.
Mr.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Roeg
Roeg
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Plur
film
films
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
Degree=Pos
often
often
ADV
RB
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
advcl
Degree=Pos
perverse
perverse
ADJ
JJ
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
startlingly
startlingly
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
bracingly
bracingly
ADV
RB
conj
so
so
ADV
RB
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
rarely
rarely
ADV
RB
advmod
this
this
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
silly
silly
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Nor are they this maddening, since Track 29 does contain the seeds of something tantalizing.
cc
nor
Nor
CCONJ
CC
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
root
Degree=Pos
maddening
maddening
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
since
since
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Track
Track
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
29
29
NUM
CD
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
contain
contain
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
seed
seeds
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
something
something
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
tantalizing
tantalizing
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Linda's attempt to come to terms with her past through a wildly unpredictable, even dangerous fantasy has the stamp of Mr. Potter's better material, but it has been made too mindless to have any impact.
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Linda
Linda
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
attempt
attempt
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
come
come
VERB
VB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
term
terms
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
past
past
NOUN
NN
case
through
through
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
wildly
wildly
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
unpredictable
unpredictable
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
dangerous
dangerous
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
fantasy
fantasy
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
stamp
stamp
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mr.
Mr.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Potter
Potter
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Cmp
good
better
ADJ
JJR
nmod
Number=Sing
material
material
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
make
made
VERB
VBN
advmod
too
too
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
mindless
mindless
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
VERB
VB
det
any
any
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
impact
impact
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.