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.
In search of love, a woman treats men like men treat women. Stella, having led a boring existence in Manhattan, flies to LA and luckily lands a job as a chef in a restauraunt owned by George Babbington. Although she and George connect, Stella continues to see other men intimately and maintains her right to choose when and where. However, she remains unhappy until she meets Frank, a young photographer, who shows her that life and love can be connected.