Before Henry Cavill takes on the immortal warrior role in  Highlander, his most successful film ever is finding new life online. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the 2016 superhero clash directed by Zack Snyder, has become one of the most-watched movies on HBO Max globally. The film brought together Cavill’s Superman and Ben Affleck’s Batman for the first time on screen, with Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor scheming in the middle of their rivalry. Released in March 2016, Batman v Superman earned a massive $874 million worldwide against a $250 million budget — still Cavill’s highest-grossing movie to date. Despite the box office success, reviews were divided, with critics giving it a 28% on Rotten Tomatoes while audiences were much kinder at 63%.

Now that David Corenswet has stepped into the cape under James Gunn’s direction, it’s natural for fans to look back at Cavill’s portrayal. Batman v Superman continues to generate conversation nearly a decade later — from its bold imagery and moody tone to the infamous “Martha” moment that instantly entered pop culture shorthand.

The movie also featured a loaded ensemble, including Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Gal Gadot making her debut as Wonder Woman, and Scoot McNairy as Wallace Keefe.

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Was ‘Dawn of Justice’ Any Good?

Well, no. Speaking with the Daily Mail (via CBM), Jeremy Irons minced no words in talking about the poor reviews for the superhero smackdown, saying he found the less-than-glowing critical response to be warranted:

‘Deservedly so. I mean it took $800 million, so the kicking didn’t matter but it was sort of overstuffed…It was very muddled. I think the next one will be simpler. The script is certainly a lot smaller, it’s more linear.”

Collider’s D-review of the movie concurred:

Watching Snyder struggle so mightily just to bring two characters together, I shudder to think at how he plans to handle Justice League. The way the Justice League characters are introduced in Batman v Superman is underwhelming and perfunctory, and the allusions to upcoming threats are handled in such a confused manner that it will leave many theatergoers scratching their heads. I’m sure some of you reading this will assume I “had it in” for this movie, and nothing I write here will convince you otherwise. I genuinely wanted to like Batman v Superman (just as I want to like every movie I see; I don’t want to waste hours of my time with a bad movie), but Snyder has made a near-total catastrophe that does a great disservice to its legendary heroes.