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.
At age 13, Terry Griffin is sent to a juvenile home for defending himself against an abusive father. Three years later he's sent to a maximum security prison for stabbing a sadistic guard during an escape attempt. At age 33 Terry is released after a lifetime of incarceration and must learn to live on the outside. Determined to remain free, he's nonethless drawn into a life and death confrontation with his jailhouse nemesis.