It is intelligent, but lacks mobility, or soul, or something.

The fact that while he had great technical skill, his paintings lacked "soul" is indeed mentioned in this poem.

Most of the organization men who were moved in to run various departments had the necessary know-how, but they lacked soul.

Indicine.com said that "the story is nonsensical, the love story lacks soul, you do not feel for any single character in the movie".

The modern touches that he has introduced often seem peculiar, and the traditional dishes lack soul.

What bothers me is that the cooking lacks soul.

Yet the restaurant offers unfortunate hints that, ultimately, it lacks soul.

It was good advice, but she lacked enough soul to take it seriously.

To date, we had been discussing subjects which lacked soul.

The Lisbon Treaty is another excellent plan, but it lacks soul.