collateral was the movie of choice, since it is set in los angeles, including downtown. i wish there was even more of the city in the movie, but there are some great locations used. one thing that struck me on the way back from the theater is that i’m surprised more films aren’t shot in the financial district downtown — there aren’t a lot of people in that area during the weekend, and there’s some great spaces.

(very) minor spoiler: i was happy to see the movie use the blue line instead of the red line, even though they cheat the geography a bit. everybody uses the red line (and cheats the geography there, too).