Review of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) by Jill H — 23 Nov 2010

I love Joan Rivers, so am biased in that I enjoy watching her. However did not think it was a great documentary and was overly long.

This review of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) was written by Jill H on 23 Nov 2010.

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work has generally received very positive reviews.

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