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.
Once quaint and charming, Springfield, California has fallen on hard times. Now plagued by crime and vandalism, the town has slowly begun to deteriorate, and the St. Bartholomew Mission--the heart and soul of Springfield--is in danger of being shut down for good. Only a miracle could save it. With Christmas only days away, a miracle arrives in the unlikely form of Blake Thorne. Through a wild series of events, Blake, who is a rude, selfish billionaire, comes to believe that he is Santa... THE Santa Claus. When the townspeople begin to rally behind him, it looks as if the Mission might be saved. But the treacherous Ebner Frost has his own diabolical plans for the Mission and will stop at nothing to get his way.
