Complex sentence: The film garnered much critical reaction from international film critics who praised it for being very realistic whilst maintaining a metaphorical message it also garned comparisons to the similar suburban-set thriller, "Blue Velvet".
Split into simpler sentences: The film garnered much critical reaction from international film critics who praised it for being very realistic whilst maintaining a metaphorical message. It was also compared to the similar suburban-set thriller, "Blue Velvet".