Complex sentence: Despite the heavy criticism, "Maneater" received consistent praise for being more subdued than most of Sci-Fi's gore-filled creature movies making it relatively family-friendly and for its use of a live tiger instead of bad CGI-effects.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite the heavy criticism, "Maneater" received consistent praise for being more subdued than most of Sci-Fi's gore-filled creature movies making it relatively family-friendly. It was also praised for its use of a live tiger instead of falling back to the usual use of bad CGI-effects.