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Yes; there are several issues with this release that need addressing; BTW, it's Warner, not Criterion.

Posted by Audiophilander on August 24, 2007 at 09:18:53:
The two most discussed ones are the fact that by accident Lowry Digital's clean-up removed rain drops running down a window (misinterpreting them as artifacts) and the removal of too much film grain. In respect to the film grain issue, removal of film grain during the restoration process was intentional, but afterwards it was concluded that this made the film look too clean and video-like, exposing the budgetary limitations of Welle's production (Kane was originally produced for under $1,000,000).
Then of course there's the famous early sequence of the reporters in the projection room that should be in heavy shadow. In the original release the contrast was kept low enough that the viewer couldn't make out that Joseph Cotten was doubling as one of the reporters assigned to investigate Kane's death, but not so in the restoration.
In spite of the nitpicking (including the discussion of a 'wild hair' in the linked interview below), this is a wonderful film restoration and transfer for standard definition DVD, but another restoration will be required for HD. Citizen Kane was one of Lowry Digital's earliest major film projects and by their own reckoning they acknowledge that they've learned a lot in the interim.