Complex sentence: Like the novel, the picture was controversial for its sexual explicitness, but unlike the novel, "Myra Breckinridge" received no critical praise and has been cited as one of the worst films ever made.
Split into simpler sentences: Like the novel, the picture was controversial for its sexual explicitness, but unlike the novel it got no critical praise. It has been placed in the infamous catalogue as one of the worst films ever made.