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.
Tung dating Fan but is infatuated with Gia. Tung suddenly dies in a fatal car accident and Gia is badly affected. She relies on medication to escape from the reality and her true feelings toward Tung. After three years, Gia takes advice from Dr. Yuen and finally relinquishes the medication. She starts seeing Tung repeatedly in her dreams and begins to suspect that her encounter with Tung is real. At the same time, she realizes that she has fallen in love with Tung slowly. At last, Gia frees her true self to Tung and he fades away gradually as they both defeat the affliction within their hearts.