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.
Rak is fired from his job and decides to concoct a scheme to sell a musical encyclopedia the doesn't exist. He even holds interviews for prospective salesmen at a local cafe. After witnessing the eviction of a young musician, Lucie, by a real estate agent, Rak robs the man by weilding a toy gun. However, the man dies of fear and Rak offers Lucie a place to stay in his rundown apartment.