Shearer: 'Dragon Tattoo' is the right film at the right time

Guys like me are in dire need of a trilogy.

The "Matrix" films were full of action and special effects, but in the end, left us with too much flash and not enough heart.

"The Lord of the Rings" was heavy on pathos, but also heavy on groups of costumed people walking around.

Guys like me grew up on "Star Wars," and we realize now that it can't be duplicated, remastered or continued. There has to be something out there we can latch onto that doesn't prey on nostalgia, suck away our brains or our patience. What's a grown-up to do?

The answer just might be found in the Millenium Trilogy. If you've never heard of it, don't feel bad. Neither had I until I watched Niels Arden Oplev's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," opening Friday at Ciné. Based on an award-winning novel by the late journalist Stieg Larsson, it's the first entry in a series of books he penned just for fun at home, but didn't end up getting published until after his untimely death from a heart attack at age 50. It isn't science fiction, it isn't fantasy, and it definitely isn't about glittery vampires. But it has sold 27 million copies in more than 40 countries, and the film version has me all glittery about the next instal

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