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.
Just as everything seems to be going right for Jackson and his girlfriend Kim, a shadow falls across their lives. Suddenly, Jackson begins to suspect that Kim's young nephew is sending him sinister messages over the Internet. Next, he becomes convinced a television commercial for a perfume called Revolution #9 is part of a systematic sensory attack by corporate media. Diagnosed as schizophrenic by his doctor, Jackson refuses to take his medication and rejects everyone around him, believing they are all part of a conspiracy against him.