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.
Beth Sabistan finds her life dissolving into chaos after she discovers her husband Chuck is cheating on her. She's learned all too well from watching her father deal with her alcoholic mother how to be an enabler, but even Beth can't ignore the fact that this time she has to move on. Numerous family members descend upon Beth to help her out with well-meant bits of advice, but they only succeed in overwhelming her with their own problems. As she tries to make sense of all her relationships in the year that follows, Beth discovers that even though families may have the best of intentions, each of us is ultimately responsible for his or her own life story. And sometimes that means learning how to let go.