I'm not very far in my patch 9 playthrough, so I haven't seen all the animations you described in their current state.
But in general, I quite like the animations (even though there are a few instances where my Tav's expression changes moods a bit quickly).
Personally, I think the animation of the eye area, in particular, is very impressive: even though I can only play with medium video settings, there is still so much detail in the animation: The eyelids close or open the right amount to convey the emotion, the eyes tilt, the muscles tense and relax, the eyebrows crease, and so on.
I noticed this especially in the dialogues with Astarion, I think his animation might be the most complete so far.
He has a very lively facial expression and gestures, and to me, his animation looks very convincing.
The state of NPC animations seems to vary a bit, but since this is early access, I think there will still be some polishing.
All in all, I think the animation is pretty good. And I like the use of dialogue cinematics very much.
