Scott Thomas is a mistress of betrayal. Unlike peachey-skinned
Hollywood actresses and English girls who look like drama teachers,
Kristin has a hauteur and elegance that allow her to play frigidity as
passion. The sight of her wrist in Angels and Insects is as alluring as
her full-frontal nudity in The English Patient. However, her attempts
to turn this to her advantage in Hollywood have failed; 1999's Random
Hearts stunk and sunk, as should have The Horse Whisperer. After years
of French cinema, and occasional forays into TV drama - such as the
well-received Body and Soul - Scott Thomas has been condemned to
playing women of a certain age, and a certain frosty charm.
