Complex sentence: The film was released on July 13,2001, and received positive reviews from critics, the critics Consensus states that though the material is predictable and formulaic, Reese Witherspoon's funny, nuanced performance makes this movie better than it would have been otherwise.
Split into simpler sentences: The film was released on July 13,2001, and received positive reviews from critics. The critics Consensus states that though the material is predictable and formulaic, Reese Witherspoon's funny, nuanced performance makes this movie better than it would have been otherwise.