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.
Alejandro, a tough street orphan, lives and works in an auto-body repair shop on the outskirts of Queens, New York. In the confusing and complex world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his sister, Isamar.
December can feel overwhelming for movie watchers with all the awards contenders flooding the arthouses -- if you're in New York and Los Angeles -- and multiplexes this holiday season. But it's always true, too, that films from