Complex sentence: The film was released on August 5,2011, in North America by Universal Pictures and received mostly negative reviews, with commentators criticizing the crude humor and plot, but praising the cast and particularly Bateman's against-type performance.
Split into simpler sentences: The film was released on August 5,2011, in North America by Universal Pictures. It received mostly negative reviews, with commentators criticizing the crude humor and plot, but praising the cast and particularly Bateman's against-type performance.