I love a good Christmas advert but I felt disappointed by the JL one this year.
The idea of an alien coming to Earth and being introduced to the traditions of Christmas could have been really lovely and fun, but it's not.
He leaves her out in the freezing woods rather than taking her back to his house - even ET got to hide out in the wardrobe but nope. Then after spending time together, when he sneaks out to meet up with her, she's about to piss off without saying goodbye so clearly she doesn't actually give a shit. Mind you, it's probably what he deserves for leaving her freezing her arse off in the woods. He has a present for her but she doesn't give him anything. He's left with a lifetime of insisting he once saw an alien but has no proof. He'll be forever now as "Mad John from down the road who insists he kissed an alien once".
Also - I clearly have absolutely no idea about age despite having two children of my own as I thought he was about 9 years old. I couldn't work out why the ad was about an intergalactic romance when most boys that age would shout YUCK if a human girl tried to kiss them, let alone an alien.
My DP was bothered about the fact that the alien looked like a human but I pointed out that a kiss with a tentacled creature would be far less likely.
To sum up, it's not a boxer bouncing on a trampoline standard is it?
Score: 4/10 JL, must try harder.