Having seen the film a few times, I would readily agree that, to the average viewer, it would seem to be little more than a non-descript, low budget effort, hardly worth the film it's printed on. However, Only the Strong stands apart as the only film to contain more than a few frames of (decent quality) Capoeira, the low-profile(?) Brazilian martial art. Dacascos, a talented athlete and an otherwise accomplished martial artist, but not a Capoeirista, does, in my opinion, a decent job out of performing some Capoeira moves, but it's the real Capoeiristas shown in the very beginning and very end of the film that make Only the Strong, a tribute to this wonderful martial art. To sum it up, a true gem for its Capoeira scenes, but an otherwise complete waste of time.
Review of Only the Strong
