While many people are celebrating Easter or Passover, Hollywood has scaled back its usual smorgasbord of weekend openings to two light-hearted films to balance all of that Biblical seriousness. Movie-goers can choose between channeling their inner  ‘tween with wholesome Disney fare starring Miley Cyrus, or more grownup laughs from a Seth Rogen and Anna Faris film.

The more youthful of this weekend’s dual offering is Hannah Montana: The Movie, based on the wildly popular television sitcom starring Cyrus. For anyone without children or access to the Disney Channel, the premise of the show is that Miley Stewart (Cyrus) is an average teenager by day, but a successful pop singer, the epymonious Hannah Montana, by night, a secret she hides from the world. The film follows Stewart’s increasing frustration with her double life, which drives her back to her hometown in Tennessee. Once there, Miley meets Travis, played by Lucas Till (Walk the Line, Dance of the Dead), a childhood friend she’s lost touch with, and re-ignites their friendship. Slowly Miley comes to realize that she really likes her simple, small town life in Tennessee and must decide whether or not to return to her chaotic life of secret fame. Disney is hoping to build on the success of both the TV show and the franchise’s previous foray into theaters, the extremely well-received concert film entitled Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert.

Those with a more grown up sense of humor will likely line up for this weekend’s other major release, Observe and Report. The film stars Seth Rogen (Pineapple Express, Knocked Up) as Ronnie Barnhardt, the head of security at a mall, who’s determined to bring down a pervert who’s been on a flashing spree, exposing himself to countless shoppers. Like other big screen mall cops before him, Barnhardt is frustrated in his attempts to become a real police officer and secretly lusts after a pretty young retail clerk, played by Anna Faris (The House Bunny, Scary Movie). While the movie’s stars and creators have noted and poked fun at the fact that the film is being heralded as Paul Blart, Mall Cop: Part II, they hope that their spin on this recently well-worn genre starring two popular comedic veterans will be enough to entice movie fans to theaters this weekend.

—John Bavoso