Complex sentence: Jack Nicholson played the Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman", and received acclaim for his performance; the "Newsweek" review of the film stated that the best scenes are due to the surreal black comedy portrayed in the Joker.
Split into simpler sentences: Jack Nicholson played the Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman". The "Newsweek" review of the film stated that the best scenes are due to the surreal black comedy portrayed in the Joker.