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The Santa Clarita Diet (Review)

The comedy/horror themed Netflix original The Santa Clarita Diet is surprisingly enjoyable. The delivery of comedy from Timothy Olyphant and Drew Barrymore (playing Mr. and Mrs. Coby) is very well done in situations where stress should be high. It's been called a zombie film and it is hinted at that Mrs. Coby's condition is that of a zombie virus. However, she does not take on the traditional zombie form right away. She still looks normal, she is conscious of her actions and still goes to work. The only thing she needs is to feast on human flesh which is where most of the comedy comes from. Her husband is very supportive of her and helps her feed even though he is very uncomfortable with what they are doing. The comedy chemistry works really well between Barrymore and Olyphant which is kind of a stretch for Olyphant. Coming off of Justified this role is a good change for him and he does a really good job with his comedic reactions. Don't let the terms folks use...

Santa Clarita Diet Coming to Netflix

Photo: Netflix The GOAT of binge worthy shows is bringing another original to  +Netflix US & Canada  . Santa Clarita Diet is the latest Netflix show that seems to be a horror/comedy being distributed on the streaming service. It stars Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant as suburban couple that gets hit with some sort of zombie like virus that leads them to resorting to cannibalism. The show is set to debut on February 7 so we will have full review for you soon. Horror and comedy can work well together as most good horrors know not to take themselves too seriously, but can fail when it feels forced. Not all genres work well together and few can match the wit of The Evil Dead or Shaun of the Dead. Be on the lookout for Santa Clarita Diet next month and we will give it a review once we get through it.