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.
Giovanni Bazinni is summoned from Italy to work in his family's US fireworks factory. Forlorn and suicidal after being dumped by the love of his life, Bazinni gets his death wish: The dangerous job has already claimed his cousin, who was killed in a factory explosion. While in the States, Bazinnni falls in love with his cousin's widow, develops a special bond with her son and realizes that life is worth living.