Allen Iverson - The Answer (2002)

February. 05,2002

3.5

| Documentary

Philadelphia 76ers star guard Allen Iverson is in many ways the fantasy of armchair hoopsters, and I readily cop to being one. We know that we're not as intimidating a presence as Shaquille O'Neal, or lack the lanky moves and wingspan of Kobe Bryant, or just the general gigantism of Dikembe Mutombo or Tim Duncan or Chris Webber. But at six feet and 160 pounds, Iverson is the little man's dream, the undersized player who is both fearless and successful in taking it to the big men. Unfortunately, Allen Iverson—The Answer isn't nearly as dynamic as its subject, though it works well as an extended highlight reel.

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Allen Iverson as Himself

[2021] Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible [2016] Allen Iverson: The Answer [2014] Iverson [2010] No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson [2003] 1 Love [2003] Born To Ball

Larry Brown as Himself

[2016] Allen Iverson: The Answer [2014] Iverson [2010] Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks [2005] The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World [2002] Allen Iverson - The Answer

Pat Croce as Himself

[2006] American Inventor [2002] Allen Iverson - The Answer

Reviews

Mjeteconer

2002/02/05

Just perfect...

Marketic

2002/02/06

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

FuzzyTagz

2002/02/07

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Philippa

2002/02/08

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.