You can say whatever you want about this film, but the idea underlying it is worth a 10. Mixing a court drama with an exorcism is I think one of the most brilliant and original ideas I have ever seen. And I think the movie develops it well. Set aside for what I think are wonderful performances by the main character, especially Laura Linney (remember her as a lawyer in "Primal fear"?), the structure of the story is almost perfect. Yes, there are "bugs" in the story (know any movie that doesn't?), but overall it's scary, compelling and innovative. I loved this movie, especially in a panorama of high school horrors I'm fed up with, and it's a powerful re-reading of the exorcism theme that not even the Exorcist sequel was able to accomplish. I wish there were more ideas like this, mixing different genres and creating something that is not necessarily aimed at easy scares. Kudos!
Review of The Exorcism of Emily Rose
