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.
Raised a devout Catholic, Francis is a pious introvert who lives an impoverished life with his alcoholic, invalid mother. His mother's cruelty & the hardships of his own life cause him to doubt his religious conviction & turn inward where he silently observes the world around him. He begins to question his religious endeavors & take up a new one--spying on his sexy female neighbor, Gloria.