was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in 
(ROOT (SQ (VBD was) (NP (DT that) (NN movie)) (NP (NP (NN nothing)) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR more)) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ tepid) (NN exercise)) (PP (IN in))))))))
(ROOT (SQ (VBD ) (NP (DT ) (NN )) (NP (NP (NN )) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ))))))))