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.
Downwardly mobile, Redmond is living on New York's Lower East Side and admits he is participating in some self-destructive behavior. Only a few people will deal with Redmond--one is his uncle, Sam, who gives the boy a bag to deliver to a small-time criminal. Redmond fails to make the drop, causing trouble for them both. After Redmond is evicted, his buddy Stretch is willing to take him in if he will work at a beer distributing center. Ultimately, Redmond has a tryst with a sexy flight attendant.