And dramatically, the movie peters out in its disappointingly perfunctory final scenes. The Emperor's reproaches could only goad the two princes into perfunctory and fitful action. O'Sullivan says Tucker is miscast, the script "perfunctory and sloppy", and the direction "limp, lethargic". In general, the examinations were purely perfunctory. However, the grim reality remains that lawyers are underpaid and grossly overworked, offering perfunctory representation. Consequently, there was only a minor perfunctory reaction. He called the camerawork "perfunctory". Wilson temporarily resumed a perfunctory attendance at cabinet meetings. Hitler was outraged by the perfunctory response of ""Spreche Meinen besten Dank aus. Many immigrants who passed the perfunctory quarantine checks at Grosse Isle fell sick soon afterwards. We will be content with no perfunctory inquest such as this. After his perfunctory reconnaissance, Frederick returned to his camp to develop his battle plan. After a perfunctory defence, Adalbert and the pope fled. A perfunctory post-operative follow-up assessment took place anywhere from one to ten weeks following surgery. Perfunctory obituaries appeared in even "The New York Times".