"Mr.Lincoln! You Are Full of Surprises!!"

Rating: 7/10 (13 November 2019)

As soon as I learned that a film existed with that title I just had to see it, even though I knew it couldn't possibly do it justice. It comes close, however.
Nearly forty years ago I thoroughly enjoyed one of the more obscure Hammer adventures, 'Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter' (a film sadly now largely forgotten) and had hoped for some of the same jauntiness of tone in this production. Instead we inevitably get the usual over-reliance on CGI and steadicam, and of course it's dominated by men. Mary Elizabeth Winstead however makes a attractive and feisty Mary Todd Lincoln, while Erin Wasson as Vadoma contributes a foxy villainess.