... sure enough Herzog's continued thematic exploration of the often fraught cohabitation between man and nature comes through.

Looking just like a dressed-up Neil Breen joint, Salt and Fire becomes, at its best, Herzog's version of camp; at its worst, unwitting self-parody.

Like something you peer at rather than absorb, "Salt and Fire" is both awful and a tad fascinating.

If the film is a failure, it fails in the most fascinating, admirable, and lyrical ways.