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.
Bookended by a vignette about a sulky schoolgirl, Chen, who has a crush on a male teacher, is the story of Chen's mother--a desperately lonely woman trying to take charge of her romantic life, once she discovers that her husband is having an affair with their baby sitter.