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.
Lola spends her days at the therapist, wandering through the streets, dabbling in fashion design or obliviously running errands for her husband Mike. Their relationship is at a standstill: A distance has grown between them and they only seem capable of inflicting hurt upon each other. In what has become a routine, Lola packs up a suitcase and departs for the night. However, this episode proves to be the first in a series of unexpected events that will change her life completely. Lola decides to contact Sandra, a working girl whom she recently met on the street. Sandra is running from a delinquent loan and is on her way to visit her estranged family after the recent death of her father. In her brief friendship with Sandra, Lola experiences a new tenderness and honesty that had disappeared from her life. Fate intervenes, however, and Lola decides to assume Sandra's identity and to journey to meet a mother who has not seen her daughter in 15 years.