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.
On the surface Marie seems happy. She's been married to Francois for twelve years and they have a 2-year-old son, Paul, together. But the surface begins to crack when the couple fight over having a second child, Francois wants one but Marie doesn't. In the midst of this all, Marie meets Bill, a handsome 50-year-old expatriot. The two embark on a passionate love affair that has Marie torn. She doesn't want to pull her family apart, yet she finds herself unable to stop.