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.
Porter and Val carry off a successful heist, but then Val makes several mistakes: he steals Porter's cut of the money, he steals Porter's wife, and he tries to kill him. Now Porter is out for payback. He wants his cut and he is determined to get it, come what may.
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December 19, 2000
Even if she wasn't dressed in leather and cracking a whip, you'd pay heed to Lucy Liu in Payback. There is something about this Asian-American actress that commands attention. As Pearl, a take-no-prisoners dominatrix, Liu proves she can deliver a comic line with the same kick that Pearl administers to her clients. In a shockingly funny scene, Mel Gibson's Porter -- a seen-it-all hood Ð watches in horror as Pearl goes to work with a nut-mashing enthusiasm that leaves her john broken and begging…
