JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work - If you've ever liked Joan Rivers, then this movie is for you. The Joan you'll see here is the insightful human being inside the fast joking comedienne. She is honest, sometimes fragile, sometimes even sweet, mannerly, and reflective. She's a survivor who still struggles to survive. Put this together with the reality show she did with her daughter, Melissa, and you know that she is feeling her age, feeling the natural decline that some people experience as they age. She's not fighting it as fiercely as she'd have you believe, and when you're as outspoken as she is, people don't see it, so her dilemma is whether to be honest about it, or continue to get out there and be her old (younger) self. I think she's doing a fabulous job of both....for her real fans, the ones who watch this movie and even the reality show, she'll show you the truth and her whole self. For those who only watch Fashion Police, she's still the same old wise-cracking, over the top broad. I've become a real fan.