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.
In a largely Latino neighborhood, north of Harlem, an aspiring comicbook artist named Carlos wants to draw cartoons rather than go into the family grocery store business--much to the disappointment of his traditionalist immigrant father. However, when his dad is shot by a robber, he must take over the store's operations. It is through this that Carlos examines old wounds and the American dream.