I think Daisey Ridley did a great job with the character of Rey. She also appears to be a down to earth person in real life. In my opinion I think the main issue in the sequel trilogy was Rey’s character was missing real adversity. If she had her ass kicked by Kylo Ren at the end of Ep 7 I think that would have made huge difference in how the the character was perceived. She needed to be the underdog and relatable but it just felt like everything was handed to her. I understand she had conflict with her struggling to find a role model with her parents leaving her but she never really faced real adversity. But that just my thoughts each to their own.