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.
Accountant Alex and taxi driver Beatrice are an ordinary couple. One evening, Alex undergoes a police identity check, during which the officers ask him to drive but Alex refuses and a downward spiral begins. Alex finds himself locked up at the police station, then loses his job and finally ends up in a psychiatric clinic.