Hi!

That's of course a valid argument, but if the criticism targets mainly the things which are the way they are because of budget restraints, it loses its weight... at least in this case.

Good actors and postproduction aren't usually available for nothing - or maybe only if you're really lucky.

The comment about the cutting/pacing is in my eyes the only relevant criticism, because it doesn't have anything to do with the reason the funding request was made in the first place.