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.
Casey has given up drug dealing for a suburban idyll in Houston, a job as an architect and a new wife. They are even planning to a adopt a child. But Casey's past arrives on the doorstep in the shape of Nick, an old business partner. Nick leaves a briefcase full of heroin, which Casey impetuously flushes. There follows a surreal procession of callers to his house, all looking for Nick, the drugs, or the money for them. A Rasta hitman wants to off Casey, an old flame wants his body, and he must still deal with the psychologist from the adoption agency.