The first two acts of Real Steel are an exceedingly frustrating exercise in tedium: It's stale, generic, follow - the - bouncing ball filmmaking at its worse. (pajiba.com)
But, their performances can't save 21 Grams, which is a pretentious and needlessly arty exercise in tedium. (jackasscritics.com)
Clunky controls and outdated gameplay make Iron Man 2 seem more like an exercise in tedium than the visceral enjoyment that spending a few hours in Tony Stark's suit should be. (metacritic.com)