I really liked the movies JJ Abrams made and enjoyed Solo well enough.

To me the biggest problem is when they take themselves too seriously. Rogue One was trying to be Saving Private Ryan. Last Jedi was trying to be Citizen Kane. They seem like half-assed versions of better movies with the toys I played with as a kid in the mix so that prevents me from taking them seriously.

JJ Abrams made some fun movies that had some interesting things going on in the subtext. Which are the only ones besides the OT that did that.