Example: the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences .
Class: keratotome


Example: smart and alert , thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem .
Class: squashy


Example: frenetic but not really funny .
Class: keratotome


Example: in a movie full of surprises , the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting .
Class: squashy
What is the classification for the passage below?
combines improbable melodrama ( gored bullfighters , comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements , and yet at the end , we are undeniably touched .