I respect the differing opinion. And hopefully have been respectful of the game itself. But, seriously, if that was a standalone job, I would...want...that. No doubt. You would, too!
But it's apparently not.
I hardly consider it much of a criticism to acknowledge the plot is a cheap vehicle for travelling between a few locations and bashing things over the head with sharp and/or blunt objects. It's like pointing out MGS4 cutscenes can be too long and the story has some weaknesses in coherency. It does. But that's okay, because we love it.