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.
Billy Stagen is, on the surface, already a hero. As a former NFL quarterback and the popular sheriff in his hometown of Rustin, Alabama, Billy is liked and respected by everyone in this community he's committed to protect and serve. His penchant to please everyone is tested when the daughter he never knew he had enters his life and has a conflict with the defiant football team he has always protected from the law.