The dialogue is great especially in the first third of the movie then the action takes over. (metacritic.com)
The first third of the movie is pretty boring, and exponentially got hilarious when Eddie Murphy was finally introduced. (metacritic.com)
Meanwhile, Paul Weitz leaves no stone unturned in optional commentary for 10 deleted scenes, most of which belonged to the first third of the movie and were sacrificed to get Carter over to Dan's house sooner. (filmfreakcentral.net)