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.
Kyoko and Chinatsu aren't lovers, just roommates who eat, sleep, go clubbing, do dope and brush their teeth together. Chinatsu is lesbian, a photographer who seems to be working on a visual diary. Kyoko, less mature, gets a crush on Sakamoto, the taciturn boy who runs a tropical fish store nearby. She gets a job in the store, but he hardly looks up from his manga to acknowledge her existence. Both girls start working as bunnies in a hostess bar to pay the bills. When Chinatsu is dumped by a girlfriend, Kyoko tries to console her-and the two get as near as dammit to making love. And suddenly it's make-or-break time: will Kyoko become Chinatsu's lover or not?