Henry Cavill’s Trending Action Movie Remake On Netflix Makes Me More Disappointed In This Year’s $27M Box Office Bomb

Summary Henry Cavill's action movies have had mixed reviews, with his best being Mission: Impossible - Fallout at 97% and the worst being Hellraiser: Hellworld at 0%.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is gaining popularity on Netflix, but with The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare flopping, a sequel may be unlikely.

Audience reception for Cavill's movies differs greatly from critic reviews, showing these films may deserve more respect than they receive.

Netflix recently added a Henry Cavill action movie to the streaming service, and though its newfound success is exciting, it makes me sad about The Ministry of Ungentlemany Warfare, which didn't do so well. Since Henry Cavill took on the role of Clark Kent in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, the British actor has been a standout in the action genre. He has become the face of several major franchises, from Superman to The Witcher. Yet, Henry Cavill's movies aren't always hits. In fact, my favorite Cavill films are the ones that end up flopping.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, Henry Cavill has enjoyed a healthy mix of successes and disappointments when it comes to his movies. Cavill's best rated movie is Mission: Impossible - Fallout, which earned a Certified Fresh score of 97%. Meanwhile, his worst rated movie is 2005's Hellraiser: Hellworld, which garnered a brutal 0% critic's score. The scores that really stand out to me, though, are those that are simply average. These are movies that were enjoyed by audiences and could have been successful, yet were dragged down by their box office earnings and critical reviews.

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It is an interesting turn of events that Henry Cavill's 2015 movie, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is gaining traction on Netflix in the same year that Cavill's other Guy Ritchie collaboration flopped. In 2024, Cavill starred in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. The Guy Ritchie action comedy had an impressive cast, including Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Henry Goulding, and Cary Elwes. The story also seemed to be promising, as it followed a mismatched crew of rogues as they took on Hitler and the Nazis. However, the movie earned a measly 69% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is loosely based on the real story of Winston Churchill's Special Forces as explored in the book, Churchill's Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis.

I can't help but draw parallels between the two Cavill movies. Just like The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. had an optimistic start. The movie garnered a star-studded cast and a strong story. It helped that the film was based on a popular show from the 1960s. Yet, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. faced a similar fate. The Cavill action film premiered to little success. The tables have only started to turn recently, as the spy thriller joined Netflix's roster and is now a rising favorite on the streaming platform.

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The Man From U.N.C.L.E & The Ministry Of Ungentlmanly Warfare Are Still Connected

Regardless of The Man from U.N.C.L.E's sudden rise in popularity, I believe it is still inextricably linked to The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. The most obvious connections are Henry Cavill and Guy Ritchie. Along with that, the movies struggled against the same box office hardships. When The Man from U.N.C.L.E. premiered in 2015, it earned $110 million on a budget of $75 million. This was a fairly poor performance. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare's box office fared even worse. That film earned $27 million with a budget of $60 million.

Although The Man from U.N.C.L.E. only scored a 68% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences rated it several points higher, with a 73%.

These box office flops are even more gut-wrenching considering how well they were received by audiences. Although The Man from U.N.C.L.E. only scored a 68% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences rated it several points higher, with a 73%. The disparity between The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare's critics' and audience scores is even more appalling. Critics gave it a 69%, while audiences gave it a 93%. Overall, this just proves to be that these movies weren't given a fair chance, and deserve more respect than they currently get.

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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 2 Might Not Have Enough Support

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. may be having a resurgence, but that does not mean that a sequel is forthcoming. Though I would love to see Henry Cavill reprise his role as Napoleon Solo, I seriously doubt that there is enough fan support to allow for a sequel. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare's performance certainly doesn't help the situation either. Its poor box office shows that Guy Ritchie and Henry Cavill may not be as popular right now. In that case, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2 would be a risk.

Yet, I can't say that the sequel will never happen. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. faced a poor reception upon its release, but it's seeing a new wealth of popularity nearly a decade later. The same could occur for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Hopefully, audiences can finally see what they're missing when it comes to both of Henry Cavill and Guy Ritchie's movies.