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.
Andres, a non-committed family man, takes over the family business from his stepfather. He soon catches the eye of Isabel and they sleep together. She is simultaneously in a relationship with Paco, a drug dealer who she visits in prison. When Andres hears Isabel has been beaten up and her apartment turned inside out by people to whom she owes money, he becomes obsessed with her. She soon suggests they kidnap his son, leading to disastrous consequences.