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Script my life: Madea's Family Reunion

This movie gets me all the time...*pulls out tissue* *Sniff, sniff*,"...I love you past past my mind...beyond my heart..., I love you from my soul, And that's the space where only you and God dwell", Frankie, Madea's family reunion. Am I the only one who becomes all mushy when they watch the wedding scene from this movie? (My favourite scene in the entire movie.) To hear such words being said to you, I  guess it's every girl's dream! 'Madea's Family Reunion' is one of my favourite Tyler Perry movies but in a way, it gets me a little depressed. Where does a girl find ''Frankie"? (especially one as good-looking as Boris Kodjoe). A simple man who loves you in spite of your "past". I mean a genuine love. The movie touches on several subjects including gender-based violence, rape, family unity and second chances. I feel very protective of my daughter, when I think about how Vanessa's mother, Victoria, used Vanessa as a l...