No, the main reasons why the sequels suck is because they are trying way too hard to be the OT, to the point of parody and failing to develop any kind of identity of their own in the process, and cause they are just poorly written and directed.
I mean, who are those people? Who's the hell is Rey? Why does she even care about helping the resistance in the first place? Cause a fcking droid was squeaking at her? Is that good enough a reason for a scavenger to give up a fortune in food? Why is Solo a legend for her? Her teacher in scavenger sunday school was a big fan of the dude? Wouldn't be a character like that completely ignorant of anything outside of Jakku?
Three movies and those characters feel like strangers to me.
In the OT for example they establishes that Luke wants to leave, you know that he isn't a big empire enthusiast and his own family is the victim of imperial brutality. You know why he wants to join the good fight. Maybe he wouldn't even have left, yet at least, if his uncle and aunt weren't murdered. But by the time he actually leaves that dust ball, you know why he is doing what he's doing. Nothing complicated about that character but his actions make sens.
Rey? Man, i don't know. Only motivation we ever hear about her is that she wants TO STAY on Jakku lol.