When A Man Loves A Woman

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Love the Hard Way

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.

Studio: Touchstone Pictures

Rating: R

Running Time: 125 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Ellen Burstyn, Tina Majorino, Mae Whitman, Lauren Tom, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eugene Roche, Gail Strickland, Steven Brill

director: Luis Mandoki, James W Gavin, Mickey Gilbert

When a Man Loves a Woman

Film focuses on a year in a married couple's life; including some of the problems they face, including the wife's alcoholism and experiences in rehab.

April 18, 2001

A wife's alcoholism threatens her marriage and family. There's at least one crummy TV movie a week that fits that description. But stick with this surprisingly gripping love story set in San Francisco. In addition to superior performances from Meg Ryan as the wife and Andy Garcia as her husband, the film messes intriguingly with a melodramatic formula. A few home truths actually cut through the soap bubbles and the thick therapy jargon.

At first, Alice Green (Ryan) hides her drinking from her…