Review of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) by Caleb N — 18 Jun 2010

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This review of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) was written by Caleb N on 18 Jun 2010.

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

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By A.d. O (421) on 22 Mar 2015

Never a huge fan of her humour but admired her pace. poor thing was so scared to rest…

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By Max Weiss (198) for Baltimore Magazine (197) on 11 Jun 2016

You will leave this film remembering that Joan Rivers is one very funny woman (albeit a vulgar one)…

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This convulsively funny movie takes an up-close and sometimes queasy-personal approach to its motormouth subject, who, when she's not making…

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By Murray C (11) on 16 Jun 2013

Raw, just raw, and I truly mean that in the best way possible…

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By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 26 Oct 2014

For all the frenzied activity, Joan Rivers is less informative dish than infomercializing cliché…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 31 Jan 2018

She is by turns blue, bitter, hilarious, unbroken; a Hollywood-style portrait in infinite ambition. In that role, Rivers is unforgettable…

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By Ym J (6) on 14 May 2013

Kind of boring. Joan makes a racist comment about Michelle Obama in the film…

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By Dave G (601) on 04 Oct 2014

A very revealing look at one of comedy's top female comedians. Joan Rivers opens up and show how insecure, shy and afraid she really is…

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By Amy M (638) on 05 Sep 2014

I never knew that much about her and heard good things about this documentary. She was a very driven woman, and led a very intense life…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 23 Dec 2017

The insecurities that seem to feed Rivers's often angry humor -- and that have left her face looking like a mask frozen in horror -- are left…

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