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.
Wisconsin native Eddie Brodsky, after being unceremoniously dumped by his girlfriend, lands a job in New York as a rice geneticist--a solitary but rewarding occupation, in his opinion. He finds a roommate, Ray, whose success with women only puts Eddie's dire social life into further relief. As he adjusts to Manhattan life, Eddie endures the myriad ways New York has of putting a newcomer's brain in a knot and his heart on hold. On several different occasions, down-to-earth Eddie bumps into Lee, a struggling musician in an alternative band to whom he's immediately attracted. The more their paths cross in their East Village neighborhood, the more they are drawn into an awkwardly charming courtship.