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.
Alain, a famous local personality, is a dance-hall singer, who lives only for his passion, performing for business shows and launches. Marion is 27 years old and has just arrived in the area, working as an estate agent. Mother of a 4-year-old child, whom she had very young with a man she didn't even love. The young woman has no idea where life is taking her until she meets Alain. He, on the other hand, pretends that he's looking for a house just to spend time with her.