Spiderman
I thought SMI was great but Peter's angst over his secret identity overwhelmed me in II. The secret identity thing was covered in BM Begins with about as much attention as needed.
Good catch on the buildings it went right over my head. It makes sense in that Gotham City is symbolic of all large cities.
I like Jack as the Joker and I have no idea who they might pick. I am not that up to date on the current crop of character actors.
I also wonder if Christian Bale will be willing to hang in for sequels.