The broken coffee table in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Real reactions are what good actors apart from great actors. While they’re a part of acting, only the best actors can make do so while completely in character. If you’ve watched Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels featuring Stephen Marcus as Nick the Greek, you might not have known that he was acting when the coffee table broke.
Who could have guessed that a full glass of liquid would shatter through a thin layer of glass? Stephen’s downward glance of shock reflected the audience’s reaction. The director could have asked for a replacement table to redo the scene, but Guy Ritchie felt that it broke the tension perfectly.