Complex sentence: David Denby of the New Yorker wrote, The movie, despite its flinty subject, has a smoothly beautiful, almost velvety texture and a tone of mournful regret... if Morris doesn't quite nail Rumsfeld, his questions lead the Secretary to nail himself.
Split into simpler sentences: David Denby of the New Yorker wrote, The movie, despite its flinty subject, has a smoothly beautiful, almost velvety texture and a tone of mournful regret. If Morris doesn't quite nail Rumsfeld, his questions lead the Secretary to nail himself.