Babies generally don't begin social smiling until 2-3 months, so an absence of smiling at age 2 months is normal. Any faces before then that look like smiling are random faces being made and not actually smiling.
The crying is a symptom of something--babies don't cry for no reason. Some are fussier than others and may cry because of sensitivities to sounds, smells, changes in temperature, etc., that would not bother another baby, which shows that individual traits emerge very early. He's got something wrong with him, but you just don't know what it is yet--not necessarily anything serious/life threatening, but something important enough to HIM to make him cry.
It's important not to ignore his cries at this young age, because he is just learning whether or not someone comes when he needs something. It's frustrating when you can't figure out how to quiet him, yet, but just coming, just attempting to comfort him, is very reassuring to him and a big part of helping him bond more closely to you.
Two months old is pretty pretty young. Some babies just have a slower transition from cozy quiet womb to bright noisy big world. I wonder if one of those baby slings or pouches that you wear on the front of you would put him in touch with your heartbeat (again) and your warmth (again) and help calm him, until his external world begins to interest and engage him?
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