Complex sentence: Much of the praise went for the realistic battle scenes and the actors' performances, but earning some criticism for ignoring the contributions of several other countries to the D-Day landings in general and at Omaha Beach specifically.
Split into simpler sentences: Much of the praise went for the realistic battle scenes and the actors' performances. It earned some criticism for ignoring the contributions of several other countries to the D-Day landings in general and at Omaha Beach specifically.