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.
In the last impoverished shanty-town of Hong Kong, a family of three very fat males, a young gangster and a huge pig experience a surge of excitement by the presence of a mysterious girl from mainland China. She lives in the luxury apartment behind them in the "Hollywood" complex. She arouses desire and love in these men, which slowly turns to fear and hate. As the shanty-town faces its imminent demolition, these men also face their uncertain futures, because the girl has cheated them of their love and money. They are unable to face the reality of being taken by a girl from the mainland. In their final act of vengeance and reconciliation, they venture up to where she lives - in Hollywood, Hong Kong.
