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.
After hiring a down-and-out private investigator, an upstate New York, high school baseball coach ventures to Manhattan for the first time to track down his wife who ran away with a second rate rock star. Jack, the private investigator, and Abe, the coach, develop a close bond as they search for Abe's wife, while also confronting a series of unique and funny New York characters along the way. Their colorful companion is New York City, itself, which can be everything from a wintery afternoon to a friendly neighbor; a city buzzing with excitement, or echoing with loneliness. For Jack and Abe they must also face the conflict between their respective fears of future and the familiar life of loneliness.