Pretty bad focus hunting there. Were you pointing it at a featureless ceiling or something? Noise & speed are about the same as the non-USM Canon 50mm F/1.8 lens I've used. I've got quite used to USM.
You should have spent some time focusing it on actual objects for it to focus on. When it's not hunting like that it seems to be a lot faster. This is my favourite lens I've ever used.