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.
On a Caribbean isle in the early 19th century, sheltered young Manuela comes to believe that travelling troubadour Serafinis in reality "Mack the Black," a notorious pirate. Serafinrealizes that the surest way to win Manuela's heart is to impersonate the romantic buccaneer, and this is what he does--nearly getting himself hanged in the process.