Jennifer Lawrence and Jimmy Fallon throw axes

She was a dab hand with a bow in The Hunger Games.

And Jennifer Lawrence proved she knows how to handle a hatchet too on Tuesday night’s Tonight Show.

The 27-year-old took on host Jimmy Fallon in a rather dangerous-looking axe-throwing contest.

Ax-men! Jennifer Lawrence proved she knows how to handle a hatchet on Tuesday night’s Tonight Show

The X-Men star looked razor sharp herself in a sexy sequinned black suit, with matching strappy heels.

On good advice, she pinned her long blonde hair back out of her face ahead of the potentially deadly face-off. 

Standing around ten feet back, the two squared up to the wooden target depicting a cowboy.

Look out! The 27-year-old took on host Jimmy Fallon in a rather dangerous-looking axe-throwing contest

Look out! The 27-year-old took on host Jimmy Fallon in a rather dangerous-looking axe-throwing contest

Ouch: Standing around ten feet back, the two squared up to the wooden target depicting a cowboy

Ouch: Standing around ten feet back, the two squared up to the wooden target depicting a cowboy

There was a point on offer for each hand, two for each leg, five for a hit to the torso, and ten points to whoever could crack the unfortunate hombre with an axe to the head. 

Jimmy starting things off with a toe curling shot right between the legs, the effigy almost breathing a sigh of relief as it stuck pointlessly millimeters beneath the groin.

Spurning Fallon’s one handed approach, set pictures show Jen opted for an unusual two-handed grip.

Hot: The X-Men star looked razor sharp herself in a sexy sequinned black suit, with matching strappy heels

Hot: The X-Men star looked razor sharp herself in a sexy sequinned black suit, with matching strappy heels

The actress also chatted about her latest film Mother!, written and directed by her boyfriend Darren Aronofsky.

The psychological horror also stars Javier Bardem, Ed Harris Michelle Pfeiffer, Kristen Wiig, and brothers Domhnall and Brian Gleeson.

It tells the story of a young woman’s (Lawrence) and her husband (Bardem), whose tranquil life at their remote country home is challenged by an unnamed couple (Harris and Pfeiffer) who arrive and lodge with them.

Promo: The actress also chatted about her latest film Mother!, written and directed by her boyfriend Darren Aronofsky

Promo: The actress also chatted about her latest film Mother!, written and directed by her boyfriend Darren Aronofsky

Promo: The actress also chatted about her latest film Mother!, written and directed by her boyfriend Darren Aronofsky

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