Review: 'Into the Inferno' is a lazy, meandering mess

Even better, swashbuckling director and writer Werner Herzog is the filmmaker, so it's sure to be a hair-singing descent into the fiery heart of volcanos.

The legendary filmmaker's "Into the Inferno " — not to be confused with the new Tom Hanks film "Inferno" — is actually a lazy, meandering mess that gives off no heat.

Herzog takes us to steaming, scary volcanic mountains in North Korea, Indonesia, Iceland, Ethiopia and the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu but never really connects them thematically or narratively.

[...] in Indonesia, we have an excruciating discussion with volcano tech monitors about electronic distance measurements and gas emissions.

What does his investigation on Vanuatu about the cult surrounding the mythical figure of John Frum have to do with lava?

According to the TV Parental Guidelines, a rating of PG-TV means parents may find material unsuitable for younger children.