The hype machine promoting Basic -- a U.S. military mystery thriller -- boldly makes a claim for the heroes and/or villains in the flick: "Deception is their most dangerous weapon."

By the end of John McTiernan's movie, however, you might think that stupid lies and inane treachery are the real weapons of choice. Deception sounds too clever, too sophisticated.
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The butler did it - or maybe it was the general, the doctor or lawyer.

What exactly the guilty party or parties may have done is something the makers of Basic, opening in town today, try to keep hidden until the film's closing seconds.
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