Here's my bit on AoT: Some of your complaints are things that are supposed to upset you. They make that clear as the show goes on - the characters are flawed, and they need to either grow out of it or die horribly. I can't speak to the quality of the dub, and I would highly recommend streaming it so you can skip the opening recaps, which are the primary source of bland exposition. If you stopped watching before Episode 5, you haven't actually seen the show. I know that "It gets really good about 2 hours in" isn't exactly the best way to sell a one-season anime, but here we are. The story they're telling really does need the build-up, to the point where I feel like it'd be better-suited to film, just because an episodic format breaks things up too much and implies the story arcs are more bite-sized than they are. Tragedies, yo.
That said, I might not actually recommend it based on your reaction so far. It does sound like some of (what I take to be) the genre conventions, such as the way facial expressions are done, aren't going to be up your alley. Plus, if you're not into heavy analysis, it's just a quality action thing with a lot of gore, punctuated by periods of relative calm. If you are, though, holy shit it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever watched in my life.
I'm not exactly trying to push you into watching it, because if it's not your thing it's not your thing, and let's face it, hype is never actually very good for enjoying a series. There are saving graces, though.