10th and Wolf (2006)

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Love the Hard Way

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.

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Rating: R

Release Date: Aug 18, 2006

Running Time: 110 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi, Brad Renfro, Piper Perabo, Brian Dennehy, Lesley Ann Warren, Dennis Hopper, Tommy Lee, Val Kilmer, Dash Mihok

director: Robert Moresco

10th & Wolf

10th and Wolf

Based on the true-life accounts of FBI Special Agent Joseph D. Pistone, otherwise known as "Donnie Brasco," the story of Marine Sgt. Tommy Santoro, who in 1991, thought he had left behind his family's ties to organized crime. Returning home to South Philly, he faces the biggest moral dilemma of his life as he reconnects with his brother, Vincent, and cousin Joey, who both have become something he vowed never to be--mobsters. His homecoming turns him into something much worse.

Inspired by a true story, this '90s-era mob tale of a guy who tries to escape the life but ends up turning informant instead, isn't particularly convincing. Let's just say, it certainly isn't anything you haven't seen before.

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Tommy Santoro's (James Marsden) disillusionment with his own family--Dad was a mob enforcer who was shot down in front of the house--leads him to join the Marines, but when the Gulf War ends with Saddam still in power, Tommy flips and ends up in the brig. An FBI agent…