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 Mexico, Father Benoit rescues a chimpanzee, who, unbeknownst to him, witnessed a strange meteorite landing on earth and was irradiated. A year later the chimp starts talking and becomes the object of some scientific interest. The priest meets Antoine Capella, a boxer down on his luck after refusing to throw a fight. The unlikely trio begin an adventure, trying to save Mookie the chimp from the attentions of the scientists.